Boats and Watercraft
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Mexico, Peru, Canada, United States, Greenland
Article abstract: Many native peoples used watercraft for hunting and transportation
Native American watercraft generally fall into three basic types: dugout canoes, birchbark canoes, and kayaks. The word “canoe” is a general term that refers to many different types of light, narrow boats with pointed ends that are propelled by paddling. Christopher Columbus first recorded the word canáoa, which was used by natives in the West Indies to describe their dugout boats.
Canoes
Because of their heavy weight and the difficulty of overland...
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