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  2. Tipi - Wikipedia

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    An Oglala Lakota tipi, 1891. A tipi or tepee (/ ˈ t iː p i / TEE-pee) 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 generations, of canvas stretched on a framework of wooden poles.

  3. Wigwam - Wikipedia

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    Similar domed tents are also used by the Bushmen and Nama people and other indigenous peoples in Southern Africa. The traditional semi-permanent dwelling of the Sámi people of Northern Europe was the goahti (also known as a gamme or kota). In terms of construction, purpose and longevity, it represents a close equivalent to a North American ...

  4. Sibley tent - Wikipedia

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    The Sibley tent was invented by the American military officer Henry Hopkins Sibley and patented in 1856. Of conical design, it stands about 12 feet (3.7 m) high and 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter. [1] It can comfortably house about a dozen men. [2] The Sibley design differed from other conical tents, or bell tents in a number of ways. Sibley's ...

  5. Tupiq - Wikipedia

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    The tupiq [1] (dual: tupiik, [2] plural: tupiit, [3] Inuktitut syllabics: ᑐᐱᖅ [4]) is a traditional Inuit tent made from seal [5] or caribou [6] skin. An Inuk was required to kill five to ten ugjuk [1] [7] (bearded seals) to make a sealskin tent. When a man went hunting he would bring a small tent made out of five ugjuit.

  6. Tent - Wikipedia

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    Roman Army leather tents (centre left), as depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome (photo of plaster casts). A form of tent called a teepee or tipi, noted for its cone shape and peak smoke hole, was also used by Native American tribes and Aboriginal Canadians of the Plains Indians since ancient times, variously estimated from 10,000 to 4,000 years BC.

  7. 8 interesting inventions by Native Americans - AOL

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    Native Americans thrived throughout the Americas and developed many innovations that continue to use today. From medical advancements to sleeping arrangements, we can trace many things back to them.

  8. Shaking tent ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The tents were made to offer sacrifices in, and were constructed to keep and filter the different smoke and incense involved in the ceremony. [11] The tents and lodges were not very elaborate, but the stronger, better, and more sacred materials when constructing the tent were used for the more wealthy.

  9. 11 films made by or about Native people to stream for Native ...

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    Here, then, are 11 (I just couldn’t narrow it down to 10) contemporary films made by or about Native people that are some of my favorites. You know, from one creature to another.

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