Kayak.
they were called canoes
Kayak
canoes
There's no collective term for a group of canoes, but I suppose you could call it a flotilla.
canoes
Eastern Woodland people primarily used canoes made from trees, rather than kayaks. These canoes were typically constructed from birch bark or dugout logs and were well-suited for the rivers and lakes in their environment. Kayaks, which are more associated with Arctic and sub-Arctic Indigenous peoples, were not commonly used in the Eastern Woodlands.
Some small narrow boats are called canoes, others are called kayaks.
Young arctic wolves are called pups.
Some small narrow boats are called canoes, others are called kayaks.
These canoes were constructed out of trees the Tainos called sayee-baa, generally known as the ceiba or silk cotton elsewhere. They were skilled craft people and made canoes (hew from huge trees and dug out)
Parallel latitudes
The Arctic