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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.
Both the teepee and the oval-shaped house were used when I was a boy. The oval hut was covered with hide and was the best house. The more well-to-do had this kind. The teepee type was just made of brush. It had a place for a fire in the center. It was just thrown together. Both types were common even before my time ...
The Tacatacuru lived on Cumberland Island in present-day Georgia, and controlled villages on the coast. They too were incorporated into the Spanish mission system, with Mission San Pedro de Mocama being established in 1587. Other Eastern Timucua groups lived in southeastern Georgia.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The family earth lodges are roughly 40 feet (12 m) in diameter. The ceremonial earth lodge is more than 90 feet (27 m) in diameter. The park is the central point in a rebuilding and cultural renewal effort by the three affiliated tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. This is the only village of its kind to be constructed by the Mandan ...
Macon, Georgia developed around the site after the United States built Fort Benjamin Hawkins nearby in 1806 to support trading with Native Americans. For thousands of years, succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous peoples had settled on what is called the Macon Plateau at the Fall Line , where the rolling hills of the Piedmont met the ...
The Yamasees (also spelled Yamassees, [5] [6] Yemasees or Yemassees [7]) were a multiethnic confederation of Native Americans [4] who lived in the coastal region of present-day northern coastal Georgia near the Savannah River and later in northeastern Florida.
Tallapoosa, Georgia where the Tallapoosa River begins is named after the tribe. There is a Historical Marker named "Seven Chestnuts" where Creek tribes had council meetings under seven chestnut trees located in Tallapoosa. Another nearby Historic Marker marks the trail Creek Indians traveled named "Sandtown Trail"