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Lodges
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Circular house of the Plains indians
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Sod
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Earth cut into blocks or mats, held together by grass and its roots
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Tepee
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Cone shaped tent, made from wooden poles and buffalo skin
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Travois
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Device made of 2 poles, fastened to a dogs harness, used to carry supplies
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Palisade
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Wall made of sharpened tree trunks to protect village from enemies or wild animals
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Slash and burn
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Method of clearing land for farming, includes cutting and burning trees
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Wigwams
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Round covered Native American shelter
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Wampum
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Beads made from cut and polished seashells. Used to keep records, send messages
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Longhouse
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Long wooden building, in which several related Indian familieslived together
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