Which Indians lived in hogans?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Hogans, traditionally five sided, and more modernly six or eight were lived in by the Navajo peoples. Although most don't live in them anymore, they still dot the landscapes of their reservations. There are two types of hogans, the male and female ones. The females were where the family resided, warm and inviting. The male ones were used for aggression. For instance they were used to fight illness, thus not bringing it into the female hogan and upsetting the nurturing balance.