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About Tipis & Square Houses
Tipis & Square HousesNestled near the pine covered Pryor Mountains of Montana, a small log structure built by the Apsaalooke (Crow) Chief Plenty Coups, is the embodiment of early reservation architecture. This simple, two story home reveals much about the leader and his efforts to preserve cultural distinctions and alliances of the Crow people, while responding successfully to the powerful influences of growing Euro - American dominance in the West.Authors Timothy McCleary, Thomas Carter and Edward Chappell skillfully take their readers through the complex issues of a culture being forced to change their lifestyle. At the same time they explain the vital role that architectural surroundings can have to the formation and preservation of cultural values and traditions.
