As the tipi shows, Native Americans had architecture as well as art. More than 30 different Plains Indian tribes spread from Texas to Canada used tipis as shelters during much of the 19th century.

The painted tipi was an important traditional art form among most American Indian Plains tribes; but with the destruction of the great buffalo herds in the latter part of the 19 th country, and the ...

Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains," an engaging, informative and occasionally beautiful exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, reminds us that playing cowboys and Indians in our childhood backyards ...

Native American Indian Education Program Assistant, Veronica Gillette said at the event, “Another reason our tipi is so special to us here in Wichita is that we are in the plains, and the plains ...

Belitz has been living that dream for more than 30 years, making buffalo hide tipis, buffalo robes and other items from buffalo using traditional methods practiced by 19th century Plains Indians.

Tipis still do make sense for glampers, reenactors and the like. But no one, including Native Americans from the plains region —- the only place Indians lived in tipis —- lives in tipis today.

Drawn from Life: Northern Plains Indian Portraits by David Humphreys Miller presents more than 60 his field sketches and studio easel paintings. Left: David Humphreys Miller (American, 1918-1992), ...

In the six decades since, he has focused on Plains Indian tribes. He plans to attend ... several pairs of moccasins and a pair of beaded tipi bags as among the most desirable items.

The Plains Indians never did anything like this. Behold: "Le Tipi Moderne." Of course, no build like this would be complete without a history lesson. You can bone-up on your Native American ...