Because they were constantly on the move, and these light structures could be set up and taken down quickly.
They used large sticks to hold it up. then they wraped it in buffalo skin
Sioux in the Great Plains lived in tepees. These tepees allowed them to follow the buffalo that they hunted. Like all Indians they weren't wasteful and used every part of the buffalo. Tepees were actually made of buffalo hide. They moved the tepees with poles called travois. One tepee could use up to forty buffalo. Tepees had special marking so it was easy to identify the family that lived there.
Yes, they use to live in earth lodges until they were pushed to the upper branches of the Platte rivers. They did start to use tipis because they traveled. They became buffalo hunters. for more go to www.menya.com
Shelter
with their matterials
The paiutes did not use the railroads, their lives were disrupted by them. THey often intermarried with the Shoshone, who were allied with the Sioux cheyenne and arapaho in the vicious battles to stop the white settlers. the pawnees, however used the first intercontinental railroad line as a payment for protecting the railroad workers from Sioux raids
No they lived in longhouses.
Plains tribes had tepees because they moved camps to follow the buffalo herds and camp in winter and summer camps. Western tribes did not use tepees.
Because they were nutters!
Tepees, traditionally associated with the Plains Indigenous peoples of North America, were primarily constructed from the 16th century onward. They were designed for mobility and adaptability to the nomadic lifestyle of tribes such as the Lakota and Cheyenne. While their use peaked in the 19th century, tepees have origins that may date back even earlier, reflecting a long-standing cultural significance.
We powwow with the Sioux tomorrow. Let's go visit the Sioux. That is a Sioux headdress.
for shelter you silly gooses :op