After a long day of paddling across new lakes, Joshua begins to feel the weight of the journey he is on. The others prepare for the last push with a teaching in traditional cooking. The documentary series 'Merchants of the Wild, Season 2' portrays traditional Mi'kmak (L'nu'k) culture and teachings, survival, and reconnection to the land. Six Indigenous adventurers embark on a 25-day journey, attempting to survive off the land while paddling birchbark canoes through the vast territory know as Unama'ki (Cape Breton).