Adoption credit. You can claim a tax credit for up to $13,170 of adoption expenses paid in 2010. If you adopt a child with special needs, you get the full credit even if the adoption cost less. The credit starts to phase out once your adjusted gross income exceeds $182,520.
Native Americans. in Olden Times for Kids. advertisement. advertisement. A tepee (tipi, teepee) is a Plains Indian home. It is made of buffalo hide fastened around very long wooden poles, designed in a cone shape. Tepees were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Some were quite large. They could hold 30 or 40 people comfortably. Tepee Poles: The 15-foot poles were sometimes hard to find.
In the winter additional coverings and insulation such as grass were used to help keep the teepee warm. In the center of the teepee, a fire would be built. There was a hole at the top to let out the smoke. The Plains Indians also used buffalo hides for their beds and blankets to keep their homes warm. Native American Longhouse. The longhouse was a type of home built by the American Indians in the Northeast, particularly those of the Iroquois nation.