Cree shelter
Wigwam
Throughout the many Cree groups, there are many shelters used.On the plains, the preferred shelter was the tipi because it was easy to pack up and bring someplace else.This helped them because they lived in a nomadic lifestyle.It was made out of bison hides. The woodland Cree used a different shelter: the wigwam.It was made of birch bark. It was made with materials in their environment so it was the easiest shelter for them to build. The woman built their family's shelter. Families lived together in the wigwams and tipis.