Birchbark canoes
Long before the aboriginals used logs and animal skin to make Birchbark canoes. ... The aboriginals were experts at handling canoes even though severe weather and dangerous rapids. ... They built canoes up to 11m long. ~A freight canoes loaded with cargo could cover 140km a day with the current. ... The Birchbark canoe is also useful because it was: - Large enough to transport big game or personal belongings of people on the move.