Native American Shelters Longhouses and Wigwams Did you

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Native American Shelters Longhouses and Wigwams

Native American Shelters Longhouses and Wigwams

Did you know… • Long houses can be 200 feet long and 20 feet

Did you know… • Long houses can be 200 feet long and 20 feet wide?

Did You Know… • Long houses were made of upright logs and cross poles,

Did You Know… • Long houses were made of upright logs and cross poles, and covered with elm bark.

Did You Know… The compartments in the longhouse were separated from each other by

Did You Know… The compartments in the longhouse were separated from each other by skin or bark partitions sometimes made into closets.

Did you know… • Wigwams are Native American houses used by Algonquian Indians?

Did you know… • Wigwams are Native American houses used by Algonquian Indians?

Did You Know… • Wigwams are small houses usually 8 -10 feet tall. About

Did You Know… • Wigwams are small houses usually 8 -10 feet tall. About 1 family will be able to fit in a wigwam.

Did you know… • Wigwams are made of wooden frames which are covered with

Did you know… • Wigwams are made of wooden frames which are covered with woven mats and sheets of birch bark.

Did you know… Longhouses are good homes for people that stay in the same

Did you know… Longhouses are good homes for people that stay in the same place for a long time.

Did you know… • For protection against enemies, they built palisades or walls made

Did you know… • For protection against enemies, they built palisades or walls made of tall wooden poles around their village.

Did you know… • In the winter they sleep on the ground to get

Did you know… • In the winter they sleep on the ground to get closer to the fire for warmth. In the summer they slept up high on stilts so fleas wouldn’t bite them.

Did you know… The frame of the longhouse was made of poles cut from

Did you know… The frame of the longhouse was made of poles cut from young trees. The poles were bent and tied and then covered with bark.

Did you know… • When it rained or snowed the smoke holes of the

Did you know… • When it rained or snowed the smoke holes of the longhouse were closed. During those times, the longhouses were filled with smoke. Many long house dwellers suffered from loss of eye sight as a result to the smoke.

Did you know… • In the wigwam they did not sleep on beds they

Did you know… • In the wigwam they did not sleep on beds they slept on animal skin.

Did you know… • On top of every longhouse door there is a carved

Did you know… • On top of every longhouse door there is a carved symbol of their clan.

Did you know… • When you lifted the bark door attached at the top,

Did you know… • When you lifted the bark door attached at the top, you looked down a center aisle all the way to the other end. This aisle was about 8 feet wide.

Vocabulary • Longhouse-a long house that can fit up to 20 families. • Wigwam-

Vocabulary • Longhouse-a long house that can fit up to 20 families. • Wigwam- a short house 8 -10 feet tall usually used for short stays. • Algonquian- an Indian tribe. • Palisades- walls made of tall wooden poles to protect the people of the long houses. • Clan- clans are a large group of Native Americans mostly made up of relatives.

Thank you for watching!!! By: Madelyn, Maddie, Lucas and Dylan

Thank you for watching!!! By: Madelyn, Maddie, Lucas and Dylan

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