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Generally Tipis were used by nomadic plains tribes, such as the Blackfoot, Crow, Sarsi, Hidatsa, Omaha, Comanche, Teton-Dakota, Assiniboin, Cheyenne, Gros Ventre, Arapaho, Kiowa, Plains-Cree, Mandan, and Pawnee.
They needed a home that was easy to move.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere has to be a distinction between those tribes that always lived in tipi-style lodges (pure Plains tribes) and those that occasionally used tipi-style lodges when hunting away from their villages (marginally Plains tribes).
True Plains groups are (from north to south):
- Atsina
- Sarci
- Plains Cree
- Blood, Piegan and Blackfoot
- Assiniboin or Hohe
- Crow
- Shoshone
- Teton Lakota
- Cheyenne and Suhtaio
- Arapaho
- Jicarilla Apache
- Kiowa
- Kiowa-Apache
- Comanche
Marginally Plains groups include:
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∙ 14y agoTipi is a Lakota (Sioux) word meaning "to dwell" or more simply translated as "house" and the Sioux are credited with 'inventing' the Tipi, although many of the plains Indians used them.
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What was used to move tipis?
The nomadic tribes transported the tipis on a frame called a travois.
What type of shelter did the Arapaho Indian have?
They primarily used Tipis as shelter. The Women of the family were resposible for the tipis and dragged the long poles used to set up the tipis, when ever they moved.
What culture was the tepee was made in?
More than one cultural area made use of tipis. The Plains tribes lived entirely in tipis as part of their nomadic lifestyle; tribes bordering the Plains (and even some of the Plateau tribes on the far side of the Rockies) used tipis in combination with more permanent dwellings. Their hunters would occasionally travel into the Plains, using tipis temporarily before retuning to their own villages.
Who made the tipis and where?
Many of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains used tipis. (list of nomadic plains tribes from wikipedia: Blackfoot, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Venture, Kiowa, Lakota, Lipan, Plains Apache (or Kiowa Apache), Plains Cree, Sarsi, Sioux, Shoshone, and Tonkawa.) They were the ideal shelter for the nomadic lifestyle of the Plains Tribes, as tipis are durable, portable, and can be dissassembled, moved and reconstructed quickly.
What Indian tribes used torture the most?
Irequois
What was used to move tipis?
The nomadic tribes transported the tipis on a frame called a travois.
House of red Indian?
Which house is used by the red Indian
What type of shelter did the Arapaho Indian have?
They primarily used Tipis as shelter. The Women of the family were resposible for the tipis and dragged the long poles used to set up the tipis, when ever they moved.
What culture was the tepee was made in?
More than one cultural area made use of tipis. The Plains tribes lived entirely in tipis as part of their nomadic lifestyle; tribes bordering the Plains (and even some of the Plateau tribes on the far side of the Rockies) used tipis in combination with more permanent dwellings. Their hunters would occasionally travel into the Plains, using tipis temporarily before retuning to their own villages.
Which culture use teepees?
Teepees or tipis were mostly used by the Plains Tribes. They were hide covered lodge poles designed to be moved in a few moments as the nomadic tribes moved. Among the many tribes who used tipis were the Cheyenne, Sioux and the Arapaho.
What did the Sioux tribes live in?
They lived in tipis
What type of shelter did the Wampanoag Indian have?
tipis
Who made the tipis and where?
Many of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains used tipis. (list of nomadic plains tribes from wikipedia: Blackfoot, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Venture, Kiowa, Lakota, Lipan, Plains Apache (or Kiowa Apache), Plains Cree, Sarsi, Sioux, Shoshone, and Tonkawa.) They were the ideal shelter for the nomadic lifestyle of the Plains Tribes, as tipis are durable, portable, and can be dissassembled, moved and reconstructed quickly.
Did the kiowa Indian people live in tipis?
no they lived in lodges
What Indian tribes used torture the most?
Irequois
What type of housing did the coahuiltecan tribe have?
The coahuiltecan tribes used wikiups as shelter.
Which Indian tribes used obsidian to make arrowheads?
cherokee
