How were the Huron Indian shelters made?

Answer 1

The Huron lived in villages built near water and the forest. The village was protected by defensive walls made from 9 meter poles. Saplings were woven between the poles to fill in holes and strengthen the walls. They lived in longhouses made of cedar slabs tied together on an arching wooden frame. Longhouses could be over 100 feet long and holds about 10 families. Between 2 families was fire for warmth, cooking, and conversation. Although 2 families shared 1 fire, each family was responsible for cooking their own food. The Huron slept on animal skins or mats-reeds on a raised platform beside the fire. They used blankets made out of bearskins especially in the cold winters. At one end was the storage room to hang preserved corn. At each end of the longhouse was a door. Openings were left on the roof so the inside of the longhouse would be bright and the openings also allowed smoke to escape.

Answer 2

The Artic Indians has a varietiy of shelters, including igloos, pit houses, shuswops, and teepees.

• Igloos were made from ice blocks that formed a dome, with a tunnel entrance.
• Pit houses were underground houses with a round opening cut in the ice for an entrance. They entered the house with a ladder.
• Shuswops were basically tents made out of a frame and animal skins.
• Teepees were portable and made with a frame covered with skins or other materials

Answer 3

They were made from good (new) birtch tree bark.