num_pages: 147
description: Who built the first house? Native American legends reveal fascinating stories of the Beginning Time, when the Old Ones taught people the true ways. In this absorbing book, the authors have gathered legends associated with Native American houses and sacred structures from across the country. There are stories of the Pawnee earth lodge, the tipi of the Great Plains, and the crystal house of the California Chumash. The authors clearly describe how magical First Houses set the pattern for the homes of today. Illustrated.
language: English
title: First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures
titlecomplete: First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt