Despite living in the same region as the Iroquois Confederation, the Miami tribe did not build longhouses built for many families to live in. They lived in oval-shaped houses made of woven reeds, also called wigwams. Wooden sticks were wrapped around them for support. The tightly wrapped reeds made for a good, waterproof roof. There would be many of these houses in a village. At the top, the houses had a smoke hole. The smoke hole allowed smoke from a fire in the home to escape.
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