All this is wacantognaka - to be able to give without a pounding heart. Its floor was a circle. The door faced east, giving honor to the first direction. All lodges follow this plan. Our custom holds the south for women of the tiwahe.
Men use the north.
The husband takes the area to the west, next to the wife, who owns the tipi. Each stores belongings by the wall near their sleeping place. The well-bred guest sits right of the door until invited farther. To the left of the door is the wood and water. Some tiwahe goods may be hung from the tipi poles.