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Not all of FN tribes live in Tipis. The Mohawk Tribe lived in Longhouses. Longhouses, were long, obviously. In Fact, they were long enough for the entire Clan to live in, or 60 people! I mean, that's not surprising with a 100ft building, but its a fact. Longhouses were built out of wood, and had long, narrow, rectangular shapes. Longhouses were actually famous with many tribes across New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and even New Jersey! The Vikings used Longhouses too, in fact! The Mohawk Tribe is part of the Iroquois Confederacy, and most of the Iroquois originated from New York, so the longhouse trend got to them. In the Mohawk Tribe, each clan has their own longhouse. The Mohawk Tribe was Semi-Sedentary, meaning that they move around for half of the year, and for the rest of the year they stay in Permanent Homes (in this case Longhouses). Currently, the Mohawk Tribes live in settlements around Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River in Canada and New York.
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