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•The Blackfoot lived in buffalo-hide houses called tipis (or teepees).
•The teepee’s were usually 14ft in diameter and weighed 100 lbs.
•The teepee’s were sometimes painted with designs that have religious significance .
•Since the black foot moved frequently to follow the buffalo herds, a teepee was carefully designed to setup and breakdown quickly, a job primarily for women.
•An entire Blackfoot village could be packed up and moved within an hour.
•Prairie breezes blowing under the teepee covering were deflected by the back wall, this created and “up draft” over the centrally located cooking and heating fire.
•Back walls were often painted with geometric designs to differentiate the different families
•The teepee’s were usually 14ft in diameter and weighed 100 lbs.
•The teepee’s were sometimes painted with designs that have religious significance .
•Since the black foot moved frequently to follow the buffalo herds, a teepee was carefully designed to setup and breakdown quickly, a job primarily for women.
•An entire Blackfoot village could be packed up and moved within an hour.
•Prairie breezes blowing under the teepee covering were deflected by the back wall, this created and “up draft” over the centrally located cooking and heating fire.
•Back walls were often painted with geometric designs to differentiate the different families
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