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A wigwam, wikiup, wetu , or wiigiwaam (Ojibwe, in syllabics: ᐧᐄᑭᐧᐋᒻ) [1] is a semi-permanent domed dwelling formerly used by certain Native American tribes and First Nations people and still used for ceremonial events.
Wetu recreation at Fruitlands Museum. A wetu is a domed hut, used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag. [1] They provided shelter, sometimes seasonal or temporary, for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing.
Their lodges varied in materials depending upon where they lived. In the southern areas they lived in birch-bark wigwams, and further north, where birch was more stunted, they used coverings of pine boughs and caribou hide over conical structures. There was a clear division of labour among men and women.
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The Wolastoqiyik practised some traditional crafts as late as the 19th century, especially building wigwams and birchbark canoes. They had made changes during the previous two centuries while acquiring European metal cutting tools and containers, muskets and alcohol, foods and clothing.