USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lenape utilized natural resources to build their homes. They lived in single doorway wooden huts called wigwams, which were situated along rivers and creeks. The size of their wigwams depended on the region they inhabited.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lenni Lenape built dome-shaped houses called wickiups that they covered with tree bark. They also built large structures made of wood and bark called longhouses. Each autumn, people gathered at the longhouses for a 12-day ceremony.

Detailed explanation-3: -A traditional longhouse was built by using a rectangular frame of saplings, each 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) in diameter. The larger end of each sapling was placed in a posthole in the ground, and a domed roof was created by tying together the sapling tops. The structure was then covered with bark panels or shingles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Longhouses were also used as places of storage. Dried meats and corn, as well as other food and personal belongings, were stored on platforms built high up on the walls of the longhouse. Firewood was stacked in areas near the entrances at either end of the structure. Covered pits dug inside the house also stored food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Longhouses are large structures, built with the materials available in the local environment, that can house multiple families (usually related as an extended family), or a single family with their livestock. Large longhouses can also be used for community gatherings or ceremonies.