A wetu is a domed hut, used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag. [1] They provided shelter, sometimes seasonal or temporary, for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing .

Nov 20, 2012 · The wetu, also known as a 'Wigwam' or Birchbark house, was a form of shelter used by Indian tribes who inhabited the Northeast woodland areas. The wetu was usually a round, dome or cone shape structure that was 8-10 feet tall and 12 - 14 feet across.

A wigwam, wikiup, wetu (Wampanoag), or wiigiwaam (Ojibwe, in syllabics: ᐧᐄᑭᐧᐋᒻ) [1] is a semi-permanent domed dwelling formerly used by certain Native American tribes and First Nations people and still used for ceremonial events.

Nov 20, 2012 · This article contains interesting facts and pictures about the life of the Wampanoag Native Indian Tribe of the Northeast woodland cultural group. The Wampanoag Tribe Summary and Definition: The Wampanoag were a confederacy of tribes who were farmers, hunters and fishers.

A wetu is the dome- shaped traditional home of the Wampanoag. It is made of cedar saplings set in the ground, bent together, fastened with vines and inner bark rope, and then covered with bark or mats made of reeds. The roof of the wetu has an …

A Wampanoag home was called a wetu. Families erected these dwellings at their coastal planting grounds and lived in them throughout the growing season. With the coming of cold weather, people returned to the protection of inland villages. Dwellings in the villages were either long, multi-family residences or smaller, round wetuash (plural of ...

We invite you to learn about the Indigenous heritage of the Northeast from contemporary interpreters who discuss the 17th-century lifeways of a culture that continues to thrive today. What will you do at the Historic Patuxet Homesite? Step inside a wetu (house)!

A wetu is a Wampanoag seasonal house, used during the warmer months and usually built near the coast where summer resources are abundant. Traditionally, it was constructed entirely out of readily available natural materials such as cedar saplings, bark, or cattail reeds.

Some of you may have noticed construction taking place on the Too’noopahs (Turtle) Wetu near the Nature Trails and Kelley Chapel in Yarmouth Port. For the Wampanoag people, a wetu is a sacred structure. It is a home and the heart of family life.

A wetu is a domed hut, used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag.[1] They provided shelter, sometimes seasonal or temporary, for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing.