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| Other canoe related artifacts found along the Idaa trail include canoe sleds,
stitched birchbark, a birchbark canoe painted green, and a hand-carved paddle.
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Canoe Sleds
Canoe sleds were used to drag canoes behind dog teams. They greatly simplified
the process of moving canoes over spring ice, ensuring they were at hand when
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Stitched Birchbark
This stitched birchbark was once most likely a canoe or basket. The stitches were made from carefully split spruce tree roots.
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Painted Birchbark Canoe
Painted birchbark canoes represent an interesting period in Dogrib history, when trade goods and traditional tools and equipment were used together. The canoe pictured here had two coats of paint, which showed a shift in usage patterns, since normally a canoe was used for a season then abandoned.
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A Hand-carved Paddle
Paddles used to be carved by hand, from long pieces of spruce. An adze or axe was used to craft the wood.
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