the circle. The next set of saplings are used to wrap around the wigwam to give the shelter support. When the two sets of saplings are finally tied together, the sides and roof are placed on it. The sides of the wigwam are usually bark stripped from trees. The male of the family is responsible for the framing of the wigwam.

Mary Rowlandson uses the term wigwam in reference to the dwelling places of Indigenous people that she stayed with while in their captivity during King Philip's War