dwellings

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Homes of the native Americans

Discusses the different homes built by Native Americans, the materials used, and spiritual significance of the structures.

Mira dentro de un tipi

2012
"Simple text and photographs present tepees, their construction, and their interaction with the environment--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

Island Homes

Homes around the world
2008

Tepee

2008
Simple text and color photographs describe how Native Americans constructed tepees.

Houses of wood

1992
Describes the methods used by the Indians of the Northwest Coast to harvest red cedar trees and erect their spectacular wooden shelters.

Mesa Verde

Legacy of Stone and Spirit
1997

The indian tipi

its history, construction, and use
1957
Includes The history of the tipi by Stanley Vestal, 1887-1957.

Houses of bark

tipi, wigwam and longhouse
1998
Describes the materials, construction, and uses of different kinds of shelters made by various Woodland Indians tribes in northeastern Canada and the United States.

Longhouse

2000
Describes the construction, way of life, and culture behind the Iroquois Native Americans' longhouses, and includes instructions for making a model longhouse.

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