What is the difference between a TIPI and a WIGWAM?
A tipi describes a particular structure – modern ones are made of canvas stretched over poles, traditional ones were made of animal hides stretched over poles. The proper term for them is actually “lodges”. A wigwam is any sort of individual or family shelter. It can be made of a variety of materials other than canvas – and a canvas shelter in any configuration other than that of a tip is also a wigwam.
