The counterpart of the American Indian canoe is the kayak which was introduced by Eskimos many years ago.These people inhabited the land to the far north of the American continent and Greenland.

• 而很久以前居住在美洲大陆和格陵兰岛最北部的爱斯基摩人所使用的兽皮船，也是与美洲印第安人的独木舟相类似的交通工具。