Straw Houses."We love our reservation' says Lucretia Birdinground, a student in Crow Nation The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana, USA. , Montana. "Bu there is a problem. Many families don't have a home." Lucretia and three classmates Classmates can refer to either:
The students relied on strawbale construction, which the Crow people used in times past. The technique encases straw bales A straw bale is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square, rectangular, or round, depending on the type of baler used. When bales are used to build or insulate buildings, the straw bales are commonly finished with plaster. in concrete for a stuccolike effect (see photo below). The four eighth-graders, Lucretia, Kimberly Deputee, Omney Sees the Ground, and Brenett Stewart, won a $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant. They will use the money to show how efficient and inexpensive straw homes can be. |
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