Native American Tipi Stock Photo

A tipi also tepee or teepee is a cone-shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles. Historically, the tipi was used by Indigenous people of the Plains in the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies of North America. Tipi lodges are still in use by these peoples, though now primarily for ceremonial purposes. Tipis are stereotypically and incorrectly associated with all Native Americans in the United States and Aboriginal people in Canada, despite their usage being unique to the peoples of the Plains.