Homes Illustration

Native American Homes
in Olden Times
Native Americans for Kids

Today, Native Americans live in houses just like yours and mine.  In olden times, they lived in very different homes. Everything was made by hand. Everything was made with things they found in nature. It took hard work to make a home. Come learn about the creative homes people built in olden times.

Native American Homes in Olden Times

Longhouses

Teepees

Wigwams

Hogans

Wickiups

Chickees

Adobe Pueblo

Northwest Plank Houses

Plateau Indian Pit Homes

Earth Homes

Igloos

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