"LITTLE CHIEF" CANOE - By William D. Jackson. LITTLE CHIEF is a canoe with many virtues, ideally adapted to quick, easy construction. Canoes are not easy to build, but here is one example of the red man's boat that can be made of ordinary materials for a fraction of the cast of conventional canoes. It has attractive molded lines and may be built either as a paddling model or, with slight changes. adapted for use with small outboard motors.