They were made out of sticks of a red cedar frame covered with either tree bark or mats made from grass or reeds .
They provided shelter , sometimes seasonal or temporary , for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing .
families were made out of sticks of a red cedar frame covered with either tree bark or mats made from grass or reeds .
They provided shelter , sometimes seasonal or temporary , for families near the wooded coast for hunting and fishing .