what kinds of houses did the great plains indians live in?
Native Americans. in Olden Times for Kids. advertisement. advertisement. A tepee (tipi, teepee) is a Plains Indian home. It is made of buffalo hide fastened around very long wooden poles, designed in a cone shape. Tepees were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Some were quite large. They could hold 30 or 40 people comfortably. Tepee Poles: The 15-foot poles were sometimes hard to find.