Native American Homes

By: Cameron Matthews

Cedar Plank Houses

• In the Northwest region is where you would find a Cedar Plank House.

• They are made of cedar trees.

Wickiups

• Wickiups are found in the Great Basin and Great Plains regions.

• Wickiups are made of palm branches.

Round Houses

• Round Houses come from the Great Basin region.

• Round Houses are made with planks of redwood.

Teepees

• Teepees are found in the Great Plains and Great Basin regions.

• They are made out of stretched buffalo hides.

Teepee Shaped Longhouses

• Teepee Shaped Longhouses are found in the Great Basin.

• They are made of grass mats or animal skins.

Hogans

• Hogans are found in the Southwest region.

• They are made from wood poles and adobe.

Pueblos

• Pueblos are found in the Southwest region.

• Pueblos are made of adobe.

Earth Lodges

• Earth Lodges are found in the Great Plains region.

• They are made of sticks and grasses.

Chickees

• Chickees are found in the Southeast region.

• Chickees are made of logs and palmetto leaves or grasses.

Longhouses

• Longhouses are from the Northeast region.

• It is made of small trees called saplings and covered with bark.

Wigwams

• Wigwams are from the Northeast region.

• They are made of saplings covered with bark or grasses.