wigwams
- plural of wigwam.
Example Sentences
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The course was jointly led by Ojibwe elders, who taught him how to knap flint, tan hides and build wigwams.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022
The tribe is still recognized for some of its long-standing traditions: fur trapping, syrup making, and the construction of birch bark canoes and dome-shaped traditional homes called wigwams.
From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2020
They lived in wigwams, or longhouses, that looked similar to those of other tribes along the East Coast.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2018
The initial discoveries were of projectile points and pottery up to 8,000 years old, and evidence of wigwams built centuries apart.
From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2015
They sought other cabins and wigwams, where there was not a frightful crow to bother them.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
