This was an awesome demonstration of how the indians made boats. They would cut down a tree and then set a small fire at one end; they then would take the coals and spread them out and burn the would make it soft enough to hollow out. This process took a month or more however they did not TV or movies or concerts and so they had plenty of time to work on these crafts. They then would carry them down to the river and fish out of them and use them for transportation.