The World Book Encyclopedia Dictionary wigwam n. a. any hut of poles covered with bark, mats, or skins, made by American Indians as the tepee. b. a hut used especially by the Algonkian Indians of the region of the Great Lakes and eastward, made of bark, mats, or skins laid over a dome-shaped frame of poles. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyne Gould To: CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] John Jolly A wigwam is a daubed "house" --- not a tipi --- and is an appropriate term for Eastern Woodlands tribes, and ome others. Even if Jolly was living in a stick-built house, he may have referred to it as a wigwam, just as some Plains tribe traditionals today call their home, their "lodge." Carolyne