How were teepees designed by native Americans?

History >> Native Americans for Kids Native American Teepee Teepees were the homes of the nomadic tribes of the Great Plains. A teepee was built using a number of long poles as the frame. The poles were tied together at the top and spread out at the bottom to make an upside down cone shape. read more

Tepees were designed as a cone shaped tent which was warm in the wimter and cool in the summer. They were used by the Plains and in the Canadian Prairies. They were designed for simplicity and ease in disassembling and reconstructing for a nomadic lifestyle. read more

A tepee (tipi, teepee) is a Plains Indian home. It is made of buffalo hide fastened around very long wooden poles, designed in a cone shape. Tepees were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. read more

Native American tribes and First Nation band governments from other regions have used other types of dwellings. The tipi is durable, provides warmth and comfort in winter, is cool in the heat of summer, and is dry during heavy rains. read more