Before Powell: Did Indigenous people run the Grand Canyon? Durango, Colorado Currently Thu 4% chance of precipitation 43% chance of precipitation 65% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Tule reed raft stands the test of one of the West’s epic journeys Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:33 AM Peter Brown takes the tule raft into Hance Rapid, one of the largest rapids on the Grand Canyon. The raft was built by Tom Martin to see if a watercraft made out of native plants could survive the epic journey through the canyon. Courtesy of Tom Martin Before Powell: Did Indigenous people run the Grand Canyon? Peter Brown takes the tule raft into Hance Rapid, one of the largest rapids on the Grand Canyon. The raft was built by Tom Martin to see if a watercraft made out of native plants could survive the epic journey through the canyon.