Eastern Woodland Longhouses were Giant
Like their northwestern coastal counterparts, longhouses used by Eastern Woodland tribes were huge, even by modern standards. 20 or more families might live there, forming a clan, complete with their own mascot animal. Most longhouses were about 55 to 67 meters (about 180 to 220 feet) long. The longhouse was segmented into units of about 6 or 7 meters (around 20 feet) long, with a wide center aisle. Clan leaders assigned families to a segment on one side of the aisle, complete with their own sleeping platform and storage. Because nobody likes to stare at their neighbors for too long, each unit had a partition or curtain for a little privacy. Family units had to share a fire pit with the family across the aisle. Hopefully there was an agreement over who was supposed to clear the ashes out of the pit each week.