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They are made of tree saplings that are bent to make a dome shaped home. Then they are covered with longer poles wrapped around each other. Hides from animal kills covered the outside. The "door" was a flap cut in the hide and left hanging to the ground.

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Q: How did the Native Americans build wigwams?
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