In the summer, Cherokee homes were open to the air; in the winter, they were round buildings with strong walls built of daub, a grass and clay mixture. Wattle, a type of bark and branches, was used to make the roofing. Wigwams fashioned of sapling frames and covered in bark or mats made of grasses and reeds were the houses of the Catawba people. In their communities, council houses were present, where decisions were taken. Yemassee people spent the summer months in wigwams made of palmetto leaves on the seashore. They lived in wattle and daub homes like the Cherokee with a roof made of palmetto leaves during the fall, winter, and spring in Yemassee homes farther inland.
