Tipi Poles 101
After speaking with the chairman of Crow Creek, it has come to my attention the school there may have tipis that they can use out at the land site, but I don’t know what size they are or what condition they are in. I’m still going to press on with trying to get the funds […]
Tipi – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tipi (also tepee and teepee) is a conical tent traditionally made of animal skins or birch bark and are popularised by Native Americans of the Great Plains. Tipis are stereotypically associated with Native Americans in general but Native Americans from places other than the Great Plains mostly used different types of dwellings. The term […]
Brooklyn Museum: Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains
This looks like a great event to learn about tipis and plains culture. It begins February 18 and ends May 15, 2011. There are also some great pictures of them raising the tipi and setting the poles. Brooklyn Museum: Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains.
Tipi Guy visits the classroom
The weather was rainy and gray, not unusual for Seattle. We decided to go ahead with the scheduled class despite the forecast. Fortunately, about 30 minutes before it was time to set up the tipi, the clouds parted and the sun shone bright. Mr. Murphy’s class of first graders learned about tipis and helped set up […]
Greetings from NW Tipi Sales and Rentals
Hau Mitakuyepi! This is the first of no doubt many more blogs. I am starting this blog with the intention of keeping those interested in my quest to take tipis to the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota in the loop, so to speak. Before I begin, I just want to thank you for your […]