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Assorted References

major reference
- In boat: Rafts and dugouts

design of

canoes
- In canoe
pirogues
- In pirogue

use by

Caribs
- In Carib
Northwest Coast Indians
- In Northwest Coast Indian: Subsistence, settlement patterns, and housing

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Changed “100 feet (30 metres)” to “30 metres (100 feet).”	Erik Gregersen	Jul 25, 2022
	Invalidated site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Dugout Canoe.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 02, 2018
	Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Dugout Canoe.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 09, 2011
	Detail about dugout use added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Jan 11, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 24, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998