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  1. Wickiup | Native American, Plains, Tipi | Britannica

    wickiup, indigenous North American dwelling characteristic of many Northeast Indian peoples and in more limited use in the Plains, Great Basin, Plateau, and California culture areas. The …

  2. Wigwam - Wikipedia

    Wickiups were used by different indigenous peoples of the Great Basin, Southwest, and Pacific Coast. They were single room, dome-shaped dwellings, with a great deal of variation in size, …

  3. What Is A Wickiup? - California Trail Interpretive Center

    What Is A Wickiup? A wickiup, also known as a wigwam or brush shelter, is a traditional dwelling used by various Native American tribes. It is typically constructed using a framework of sturdy …

  4. Dominquez Archaeological Research Group - Colorado Wickiup Project

    Wickiup sites provide important archaeological information regarding a number of research questions about not only the Protohistoric and Early Historic Eras, but also about the …

  5. Wigwam - New World Encyclopedia

    A wigwam or wickiup is a domed single-room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes. The term wickiup is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in American Southwest …

  6. Wickiups - Texas Beyond History

    Wickiups were much smaller than the thatch houses of the Caddo and only a few people could sleep in one.

  7. Wickiups | Colorado Encyclopedia

    Wickiups were temporary conical and domed shelters constructed by the Native American inhabitants of Colorado for millennia. Because of the perishable nature of their construction …

  8. Ute houses – Wickiups – Native Americans - Quatr.us Study Guides

    Most people who belonged to the Ute group of Native Americans lived in what is now Utah and Colorado, in the high western plains and in the Rocky Mountains. They built wooden houses …

  9. WICKIUP Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WICKIUP is a hut used by the nomadic Indigenous Americans especially of the arid regions of the western and southwestern U.S. with a usually oval base and a rough frame …

  10. Wickiup Reservoir Oregon Fishing, Camping, Boating - AllTrips

    Located deep in the Deschutes National Forest southwest of Bend is Wickiup Reservoir. With a water surface of 10,334 acres, it is Oregon’s second largest reservoir and the largest Cascade …