Information about the Chickasaw Indians for students and teachers. Facts about Chickasaw Indian food, clothing, houses, artifacts, and customs of the Chickasaw people.
Santana Theme Park. Discover, Play and Learn about MadeiraÂ´s History... There is something for everyone at the Santana Theme Park, on the north side of Madeira Island in the town of Santana. In Santana you will find it very common to see their typical âcasas de Santanaâ which are small thatched houses.
Thatching. Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, reeds, grass or leaves and layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates.akuti is the thatching pieces made from the naturally drying palm leaves of the Coconut palm Cocos nucifera. It is a very eco friendly or âgreenâ building material as it is made from leaves that are naturally wilting on the palm tree and therefore harvesting does not affect the parent plant in any way.