Paddle Your Own Canoe is a phrase that implies independence from others. The first known use is in the 1844 book The Settlers in Canada.
It may also refer to: Paddle Your Own Canoe, an 1850 poem by Sarah T. Bolton Paddle Your Own Canoe: An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Canoeing, a 1999 book by Gary and Joanie McGuffin Paddle Your Own Canoe, a 2013 book by Nick Offerman The theme of Rovering to Success, a 1922 life-guide book