What type of houses did the Blackfoot tribe live in?

Answer 1

Blackfoot lodges were virtually the same as Sioux tipis, but were called "moyis", the Blackfoot word for any kind of dwelling place.

A distinguishing feature of Blackfoot lodges was the distinctive painted designs, which were unlike those of other Plains tribes. Colours used were most often red and black; there would be a broad band of colour (red for example) around the lower edge of the lodge, with a series of white disks (either one or two rows) left unpainted. The upper part would also have a broad horizontal band of colour (black, for example).

Between these two bands of colour you would often see animals depicted: buffalo, elk, snakes, bears and so on, usually with their internal organs picked out in contrasting colours. The white disks represented puffball mushrooms, commonly found on the northern Plains - these were considered sacred by the Blackfoot tribes and symbolised stars that had fallen from the sky, hence their use as a kind of magical element in the decoration.

As in most of the Plains tribes, young girls would be given a small-scale "toy" moyis to play with; it was constructed in exactly the same way as a full-sized one and the idea was to teach the girl how to sew together buffalo skins to cover the lodge, how to erect the poles and fix together the overlapping front with sharp wooden pins. This ensured that she would be able to tackle the real thing later in her life.

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Answer 2

First of all, work on your spelling, couple errors. Ans. Like giant forts/tents.

Answer 3

In secret places