Show e c tt 4 hr 1 f A. A American He History CI Glass Class ass S Studies tu de les l. l j r J f T Tepee epee C Culture u I ture J J c t J bl by blEd J Ed L Life Lile Ie 1 A J T J Reporting Layout Editor lf r r- r Native American Tepees represent century old cultures that were ere encountered by the early western explorers explained June Fulmer Assistant Professor of American History Fulmer and Julien adjunct ins instructor ru tor believe that the best learning is the hands on hands experience of cultures encountered by western explorers During the Summer Quarter American History project Fulmer and andZey Zey decided to have a full size tepee set up in front of the Construction Trades building They contacted Mike Peterson maker of tepees to demonstrate how the tepee is constructed and used Peterson sews his own Wn canvas canvas processes es the poles and instructs in the use of o the early Native American housing Peterson said it takes him one hour r total time timeto to construct a tepee The unit he had set up in front of Construction Trades had the liner and the envelope principle for ventilation He said this is adjustable for the increase or decrease of es escape ape of smoke from the e fire that usually is built on the ground in the center of the tepee Fulmer stated that this project was organized to give th the students m more re appreciation J of pf f th the Native iy Nn American pc n cultures aI and more und understanding understanding- ta g of environmentally sound housing construct construction on History classes classed taught by FuIn Fulmer er erand and are always popular with the students at Both instructors instructors' believe in living the parts they teach both in the on hands-on-experience and in their frequent manner of dress i y f 4 k I June Fulmer Mike Peterson and Julien with American History Class in background beside the tepee i 1 v 1 This is what the subject of the A American History Class is about about the native American tepee A |