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What types of homes did Native Americans live in during Colonial times? - World Book Explains

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Learn more about human history at the WorldBook bookstore: https://store.worldbook.com/shop/kids-books/history-for-kids "What types of homes did Native Americans live in during Colonial times? Philip Wynne, Native Mashpee Wampanoag at Plimoth Plantation, describes the types of homes Native Americans lived in during Colonial times.

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an Ojibwa man and woman posing in front of a bark constructed house; the woman sits and holds a birch-bark basket, with three birch-bark baskets at her feet; she wears necklaces, a beaded vest, armbands and a skirt; the man stands and holds a rifle in each hand; he wears a brimmed felt hat, a beaded shirt with beaded belt, trousers and boots; behind them both are snow shoes leaning on the house, and birch bark baskets and model canoes hanging from cord on the front of the house; Wisconsin, USA. Printed

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Video Tour of an Eastern Woodland Algonquin Wigwam or House

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Video Tour of an Eastern Woodland Algonquin Wigwam or House

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Video Tour of an Eastern Woodland Algonquin Wigwam or House

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Short video tour of an Eastern Woodlands, Algonquin Indian Wigwam or house

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http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-wigwam

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Have you ever WONDERed what life was like for Native Americans long, long ago? When you've studied Native Americans in school, you've probably seen pictures of some of the structures they used as houses. In fact, you're probably quite familiar with the . But did you also know that some Native Americans made structures called wigwams?

Wigwams are round, huts that were used by many different Native American cultures. Tribes in the Northeastern United States usually called these structures wigwams, while tribes in the Southwestern United States often called them wickiups. The Wampanoag tribe used the word wetu for these structures.

The surfaces of the made them an ideal shelter in many different types of climates and even the worst of weather conditions. To build a , Native Americans normally started with a frame of arched poles that were usually made of wood.

Male tribe members were responsible for creating the frame. They would need to find many young tree saplings that were between 10-15 feet long. A large (10-15 feet in ) would be drawn on the ground, and the saplings would be spaced an equal distance apart. bent toward the middle and tied together to form the arched frame.

The female members of the tribe would then cover the frame with roofing material that varied by region. Different materials were available in different locations, so some wigwams might be made of birchbark while others were made of grass, , rushes, mats, reeds, animal hides, or even cloth. The finished made a small home that was 8-10 feet tall.

The term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term . However, wigwams and teepees (sometimes spelled tipis) were very different structures with different uses and different methods of construction.

Teepees were dwellings used by tribes and hunting parties of the Great Plains Native Americans. Unlike wigwams, teepees were not meant to be used for extended periods of time. Instead, they were easy and simple to construct, since they were intended to be portable.

Teepees were usually made with a few wooden poles and animal skins as coverings. Wigwams often took days to build, whereas teepees could often be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere in a matter of a few hours.

Teepees also differed from wigwams in their use of smoke flaps and an opening at the top. These features allowed users to cook inside and control the amount of smoke. It also helped to keep users warmer, since teepees featured less cover and insulation compared to the more- .

Wigwams would usually be used for months at a time. For example, a Native American tribe might build wigwams to be used throughout the entire course of the farming season. When winter would come, they would move to a hunting . Their wigwams were not portable, so they simply left them. If they survived the winter, they might reuse them. If not, they would simply build new wigwams the following season.

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Have you ever WONDERed what life was like for Native Americans long, long ago? When you've studied Native Americans in school, you've probably seen pictures of some of the structures they used as houses. In fact, you're probably quite familiar with the .

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What does it mean to be a native american?

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What does it mean to be a native american?

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http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-native-american

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What Does It Mean To Be a Native American?

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Today’s Wonder of the Day pays tribute to those Americans who have the deepest roots of all.