Miccosukee Dug-Out Canoe - Miccosukee Indian Village - Miami, FL
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YoSam.
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Dug out is a display in the Tourist site Indian Village.
Waymark Code: WMVZ41
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2017
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County of museum: Miami-Dade County
Location of museum: US-41 milemarker 70, Tamaimi Station, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
Phone: (305) 223-8380
"What was Miccosukee transportation like in the days before cars? Did they paddle canoes?
Yes--the Miccosukee Indians made flat dugout canoes from hollowed-out cypress logs. They usually steered these boats with poles rather than paddles. Here's a website with pictures of Indian dugout canoes. Over land, the Miccosukees used dogs as pack animals. (There were no horses in North America until colonists brought them over from Europe.) Today, of course, Miccosukee people also use cars... and non-native people also use canoes." ~ Miccosukee Indian Fact Sheet