Download or read book Houses of Bark written by Bonnie Shemie and published by Tundra Books (NY). This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Northwest Territories of Canada as far southeast as Virginia in the United States, tree bark became indispensable to the everyday life of Native peoples. Simple to cut, light to carry, easy to work with, it was used for food, containers, clothing, and canoes. But nothing showed their skill, ingenuity, and inventiveness as the way bark was used to make shelters.