There is little information about the culture and the traditions, since vernacular architecture reflect the needs and possibilities among the bands, we can affirm without doubt that every group had less important modification of the cone-shaped structure or the materials that were used. For example, a shelter can be adorned with skins in case of a lucky hunt (some groups, which established southern, found seals colonies and used their skins to improve the thermal properties of the hut), or can have materials that are quite rare in the area thanks to trade with the europeans.
The strongest element that influences the vernacular architecture is technological level, which is often conditioned by the geoclimatic situation, the Ona people have a lot in common with the northern America indigenous, who lived quite far but had a similar organization and architecture.