They Mocked Them for Building Hidden Dugouts - Until Brutal Winter Came

Mandan Hidatsa Arikara, Great Plains Winter Survival, Native American Survival Skills They were covering a house with earth. Building it that way from the start. A low wooden frame sat partly below the prairie while layers of grass and soil disappeared across the roof. Nearby, settlers stopped working on their own timber walls and watched. Then they noticed something else. The people directing the strange construction were women. One man glanced at the tall log house behind him, then back at the low earth-covered structure. A quiet laugh passed between the men. One house rose above the prairie. The other seemed to sink into it. Hands pressed the final layer of earth across the roof. Loose soil slid down the curved sides until the structure blended into the ground around it. In this video, we'll look at: They Mocked Them for Building Hidden Dugouts - Until Brutal Winter Came… be sure to stay tuned to learn about Mandan Hidatsa Arikara, Great Plains Winter Survival, Native American Survival Skills… #NativeAmericanSurvivalSkills #PioneerWinterSurvival #ComancheSurvivalTechniques