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Tipis can today be seen in museums. Many of these are covered with genuine buffalo hide like the 19th century originals, unlike the replicas seen at powwows and tribal fairs, which use canvas instead, as do the tipis sold as camping kit.

The annual Crow Fair held every August near Billings, Montana, is billed as the "tipi capitol of the world", but these are again modern versions covered with canvas. It does provide an opportunity to see a very large number of Crow-style lodges set up in one place for several days, with many events taking place.

Historically, it was the Plains tribes who exclusively lived in buffalo-hide tipis, with marginally Plains groups such as the Pawnees and Arikara only using them for temporary hunting camps at certain times of year. Since the Great Plains of North America no longer exist, the Plains lifestyle is gone for ever.

See link below for images of recent Crow Fairs:

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