They used birch bark canoes and snowshoes.
A type that can be used to make canoes.
yes! they used it to make canoes
they used birch bark tomake canoes
red wood The most common type where available was birch.
Birch bark canoes were used as they were naturally available locally. Light to carry, easy to paddle and strong, made the materials used the best choice.
usually birch bark canoes
They used birch-bark for making canoes They used elm bark for making long houses.
Well, the Iroquois did not usually use birch bark, because it was widely spread. They mostly used barks such as elm or oak. They used these barks for efficiency during battle and practical, long lasting use. The Iroquois were a warrior people, so they needed strong bark.
Yes, Birch Bark was used to cover Canoes, and to make Shelters.
Bark canoes were traditionally built by many eastern woodlands people. The Iroquois used elm bark since this was widely available in their area, but the Ojibwe, Algonquin, Mi'kmaq, Cree, Malecite and Naskapi generally used birch bark. Each tribe built the prow and stern of their canoes in a distinctive shape, so it is possible to recognise the tribe by the shape of the ends of their canoes.
The Naskapi people used their feet as a way of transportation during the winter. During the summer months they used birch bark canoes to travel along the lakes and rivers network.