Tipi
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A tipi or tepee is a conical lodge tent that is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure, and historically made of animal hides or pelts or, in more recent
An Oglala Lakota tipi, 1891
Example of typical tipi camp circle on the Pine Ridge Reservation, circa 1890
Four Kiowa tipis (1904) with designs. From top left to right: design featuring bison herd and pipe-smoking deer, porcupine design, design featuring arms and legs with pipes and lizard, and design featuring water monsters
Examples of Siksika (Blackfoot) painted tipis, circa 1910
Hogan
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A hogan is the primary, traditional dwelling of the Navajo people. A hogan has walls and roof of timber, with or without internal support posts, and is covered with packed earth and stone in varying a
Tipi
…as many Native American cultures and civilizations and First Nations from other regions have used other types of dwellings, such as pueblos, wigwams, hogans, chickees, and longhouses. Tipi is a loanword from the Dakota and Lakota language. Stephen Return Riggs' 1852 Dakota-English dictionary, which was…
The evolution of the hogan as of the 1930s.
Hogan at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Modern day hogan.