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• n  a Native American tent; usually of conical shape

• Its stage material includes the Conestoga wagon, the simple cabin, the tepee, the isolated fort, the deep perspective V of the railroad -- and at the end, symbol of absolute .
• After that the disease had spread from tepee to tepee; three victims had already died.
• At many schools, the week is a serious occasion; at Chief Dull Knife College, it's a lighthearted celebration with a chili cook-off, art show, tepee-raising competition and a stick .

• tipi
• teepee

News & Articles

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• Bringing culture, customs alive - Thu, 11 Jul 2013 PST
  Quanah Matheson of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe worked up a sweat Wednesday putting up a tepee like his father and grandfather had taught him. Watching from a crowd of dozens of children and adults, 12-year-old Milad was reminded of something similar from home: the khaima, a tent used by nomadic people moving their livestock between the seasons.
  July 11, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review
• Tepee to be erected Wednesday
  For countless generations, the area at the north edge of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the origin of the Spokane River was the home of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. Here the original inhabitants of the land encamped for the summer, making use of the abundant natural resources in the area. Tepees and other dwellings dotted the landscape all around.
  July 9, 2013 - Coeur d'Alene Press

Quotes

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• Shia LaBeouf in Star Magazine
  It's not winter anymore, and he's still here,says Shia. "You can't be like, 'Hey Dad, listen, it's time to go back to your tepee.' You can't make him leave."
• Brendan Sullivan in Washington Post
  Catherine ran the financial part of the renovation,Sullivan said, adding that the senator's family had a saying: "When it comes to things around the tepee, the wife controls."
• Cook in Sun-Sentinel.com
  I always had this romantic idea of sleeping in a tepee,said Cook, 34, who has furnished the room with a double bed, Mexican votive candles and a Persian rug. "But mainly, it was a really practical way to create another room."