dwellings

Describes several of the various types of dwellings built and inhabited by Native American tribes.

Describes through text and photographs how to build an igloo like the Inuit of northern Canada.

Pictures and text portray the great variety of homes constructed by the Indians of North America.

Presents a variety of North American Indian creation myths and discusses how the "first houses" described in these myths set the pattern used by the tribes for their own homes and ritual structures.

Describes the characteristics of the different types of dwellings used by various Indian tribes throughout North America.

Discusses the Great Plains Indians, the land on which they lived, and the tipis they built.

Presents the Blackfoot legend of how Napi, the Great Spirit's helper, created the tipi for Man and Woman; tells the story of the hunters Sacred Otter and his son, Morning Plume, who experience Storm Maker's mercy during a blizzard; and provides instructions for making a model tipi.

Describes how an igloo is constructed and the role it plays in the lives of the Eskimo people. Also discusses many other aspects of Eskimo culture that have helped them adapt to life in the Arctic.

Presents information on Native American dwellings called tepees, and includes descriptions of what they are, how they are made, who lived in them, and how they were built into villages.

Describes the construction of and culture behind the Plains Native Americans' tipi dwellings, and includes instructions for making a model tipi.