Alaska Native Snow Shoe Weave Webbing

A Documentary of how to weave webbing for snow shoes with George Carlson Yaska Sr. an Athabascan Indian Snow Shoe Maker from Huslia, Alaska.
The Documentary was Produced and all components of production by Ben Boyd of Boyd Communications. www,benboydalaska.com
Boyd also owns Alaska Northern Lights Tours, an evening of viewing Aurora and Native Culture Show. Also, has Fairbanks affordable tour packages and a Fairbanks City Tour personally given by Ben Boyd, an Alaska Mountain Man who made his living from the land using a sled dog team.
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[@brewse64]

thats an art. we lost a really good artist in our area. he made snowshoes,birch canoes etc. brings a tear to my eye that there might be no one to fill his shoes.great video!!!

[@larrykestner7224]

Great video, showing a true artisan at work.

[@mr2052]

Beautiful snowshoes. Awesome craftsmanship, there should be more videos like this to teach traditional skills.

[@SteveBeckerBass]

Thank you so much for sharing this video!! What an honor to learn from a master. Cheers!

[@hawkeye0303]

video well done, awsome learning. I teach my students to make snow shoes but we use synthic net mending twine. But to tan and lace yours is a lost art

[@Theearthtraveler]

He knows the whole process!

[@1969626]

What do you charge for them?

[@СергейПономарёв-х2ф]

на таких людях мир держится, из гова конфетку, а , ты , сможеш?, редрость.