The Indian tents were
called wigwams.
[Illustration: An Indian Wigwam.]
There were many tribes of Indians. Each tribe had a great many men and
women and children. Some of the tribes lived in the north, some in the
south, some near the sea. In nearly every part of the country there
were Indian tribes. Often some of the tribes went to war with other
tribes. They fought with bows and arrows and tomahawks. The tomahawk
was a sort of hatchet. The head of it was made of a stone with a sharp
edge.
[Illustration: Indian Bow and Arrows.]
[Illustration: Tomahawks.]
The Indians were very cruel in war. When they killed a man, they cut
the skin and hair off the top of his head. This was called scalping.
When about to go to war, they painted their faces to make themselves
look very fierce. They also wore a band around their heads, and in
these they stuck some long feathers.
There are Indians still in some parts of our country, and many of them
live in wigwams. They sleep in these wigwams, but they cook their food
outside. They have no coal or stoves or fire-places. Instead of coal
they use wood and dried grass. They make their fire on the ground.
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