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Tipis were made from wood and animal skins. Lodgepole Pines or Red Cedar was the preferred wood. The cover was made from tanned buffalo hide, although elk was also used. Ropes made from sinew and wooden pegs were also used.

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They use long poles and wooden sticks to make it up.

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