Frame of canoe is made according to breast bone of a bird
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 12.1.1.2 | Upper Kuskokwim (Kolchan) |
| 12.1.1.3 | Koyukon |
| 12.1.1.4 | Tanana |
| 12.1.1.6 | Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux) |
| 12.1.1.9 | Upper Tanana (Nebesna) |
| 12.5.1.1 | Micmac |
| 4.3.1.1 | Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks) |