The article explores an Indigenous-run lodge near Montreal, which provides guests with unique experiences in the Canadian wilderness. Guests learn traditional trapping methods from a Cree trapper named Clifford Neeposh, highlighting the deep-rooted connection between the Cree communities and their land. The article emphasizes the importance of biodiversity in the boreal forest, showcasing the nuances of tracking wildlife such as beavers and snowshoe hares. Readers gain insight into the ecological significance of these practices in a region inhabited by Indigenous peoples for centuries, intertwining culture with nature throughout the journey.
First, he explains, you must look beneath the frozen lake for trails of bubbles suspended in the ice. These will lead you to the den's entrance where you will set your trap: a pair of steel jaws submerged underwater, anchored by a wood log atop the ice.
This is the first lesson of our trapper hike through the boreal forest along Waconichi Lake in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, a vast and sparsely populated region in Canada's Quebec province.
As we make our way through deep white snowbanks and evergreen trees, the only sound I hear is the shuffling of snowshoes-but we aren't alone in the forest.
Beavers are known to bury their dead kin in the mud, he says, much like humans do.
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