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Homes

Another image created by television and movies is that all First WORDS TO KNOW
Nations people lived in teepees made from buffalo skin and
teepee: a home made from
wooden poles. This is not so. First Nations who lived on the buffalo skin and wooden poles
plains, such as the Plains Cree, used the teepee; they followed wigwam: a home made
from natural material
the buffalo and had horses to help them, so the teepee was
such as tree bark
easy to move from place to place.

In the past, during the winter months, the Anishinaabeg lived in
wigwams, which were constructed from the bark of trees. When
the family moved to their summer hunting and fishing grounds,
they left the wigwam behind where it was recycled back to the
earth. Their summer home was constructed from animal hides.
When they moved back to their winter hunting grounds, they
built a new wigwam.

Today, our homes are like those found elsewhere in southern
Ontario. Most of our homes have modern appliances such as
microwaves, washers, dryers, and freezers. We also have tablets,
cellphones, and laptop computers.

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