A toboggan is a simple, runnerless sled made of a long, flat board or bound planks curved upward at the front, originally developed by Indigenous peoples of northern North America to haul goods and passengers across snow without sinking. Pulled by dogs, by hand, or ridden downhill for sport, it spread from its Subarctic origins into wider use as both a practical winter transport vehicle and a recreational one, giving its name to the modern winter sport.
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SignificanceSimple sled for winter recreation and traditional cargo transport of the Innu, Cree and Ojibwe 1 Sources
1. Toboggan, Wikipedia
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A toboggan is a simple sled used in snowy winter recreation. It is also a traditional form of cargo transport used by the Innu, Cree and Ojibwe of North America, sometimes part of a dog train.
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