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A hogan was a Navajo earthen house that was suited for permanent residency and was constructed partially below-grade - which helped provide protection from harsh weather.
Tepee (also Tipis or Teepee) were similar to tents in that they were placed in temporary locations and could be assembled or disassembled quickly.
A hogan was a permanent structure and a tepee was designed to be movable.
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A group of tents or huts to live in for a time?
Tepee
What was the tepee house of?
animal skins! eww huh!? haha
What native American used the teepee?
nomad Indians made tepee
What direction did tipi doors face?
In the direction of the wind, so that wind does not blow in and out of the tepee.
Which Indians lived in hogans?
The Navajo tribe lived in Hogans. And some live in them today. There are two different kinds of Hogans, the male Hogan, with a pointed top like a small earth covered tepee and which was used rarely today for sweat lodges and ceremonies, and the female Hogan, which was usually a hexagon, octagon or round hogan, it is also often covered with earth. Almost everything in Navajo thought occurs in male and female versions. All versions have a door facing east and no windows and a smoke hole or today a stovepipe hole. Today some are made of modern American building materials. Many of the buildings at Dnie Colloge are hogan shaped including a spectacular library. The Navajo tribal council chambers is also hogan shaped. Hogan are required for many ceremonies and described in the creation stories. Each part has symbolic meaning. Often traditional families had one for ceremonies even if they don't live in it anymore. in Navajo language, Diné bizaad, hogan is properly spelled: hooghan
