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ch2 l4 Northwest Coast

The document summarizes aspects of life for Native American tribes in the Northwest Coast region. It describes the abundant natural resources of forests, rivers, and ocean that provided food. Totem poles displayed family crests. Housing included plank houses and some partially underground. Trade between tribes occurred by canoe along rivers like the Columbia. Wealth was demonstrated through potlatches involving gifts. The Makah tribe hunted whales from ocean-going canoes using harpoons.

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ch2 l4 Northwest Coast

The document summarizes aspects of life for Native American tribes in the Northwest Coast region. It describes the abundant natural resources of forests, rivers, and ocean that provided food. Totem poles displayed family crests. Housing included plank houses and some partially underground. Trade between tribes occurred by canoe along rivers like the Columbia. Wealth was demonstrated through potlatches involving gifts. The Makah tribe hunted whales from ocean-going canoes using harpoons.

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Southwest Pacific Native

Americans

Rich Resources
SS book pg 95
The Northwest Coast region had
plentiful _______________________
resources.
Its forest contain many, tall
__________, and these forest were full
of ______________________ for hunting.
The coastal waters and rivers were
filled with _____________________ and
__________________________.

Totem Pole
The totem pole was a carved post

with __________________ and other


images representing a persons
ancestors.
These poles were carved by hand
out of wood.
People proudly displayed their totem
poles, some as tall as a
____________________ story building.
The purpose of a totem pole was to
show a _____________________________

The Northwest Coast is a narrow strip of


land that stretches 2,000 miles along
the Pacific Ocean from present day
southern ______________________ to
northern __________________________.
The Northwest Coast Indians lived
between the ocean and rugged
_____________________________ ranges.
The growing season was short, and the
climate was too
__________________________ for much
agriculture.

Resources

Growing their own food was difficult,

so the Indians had to ________________,


___________________, and gather plants
to survive.
There were plenty of fish,
__________________, _________________,
and other animals.
There was wood to build houses and
make _______________________.

Trade
pg.
Trade was very common in an area
76

were travel was so hard.


Because mountains made travel by
land difficult, people traveled by
________________________________.
The Columbia River was the
____________________ of the Northwest.
People used ____________, which were
large, hollowed out logs, to travel the
rivers.

One type of housing was called a

_____________________________
These were rectangular houses made
from large flat cedar planks or
_____________________ of wood.

The Chinooks
Chinooks villages were made up of rows of

long ____________________________ houses.


These houses were built of wooden boards
and had no _________________________.
The Chinooks built each house partly over a
__________________ dug in the earth so that
some of its rooms were under the ground.
These houses are called a _________________.
Several ________________________ belonging
to the same clan lived in each house.
A _________________________ is a group of
families that are related to one another.

The Chinooks controlled the

_________________________ River.
They made other peoples pay them
for the right to
______________________ the river.
This area, known as The Dalles,
became a huge trading center.
In The Dalles, people from other
tribes would _______________________,
or exchange goods.

The Columbia River

Wealth was very important to the

people in the Northwest Coast


area.
To show off the things they owned
tribes held ______________________.
These were special gatherings or
celebrations with _________________
and _____________________.
During a potlatch, the hosts gave
away valuable ____________________
as a sign of their wealth.

The Makahs
The waters of the Northwest helped

give the people who lived there


plenty of ____________________.
Most coastal tribes captured only
_________________ whales, those that
had become stranded on shore.
The Makahs, however, built
__________________ to hunt the whales
at sea.

Makah whale hunters often spent

months preparing for a whale hunt.


They made new wooden
______________, long spears with sharp
shell points.
And they repaired their _______________
and paddles.
A group of whale hunters would set
out for the open ocean searching for
any signs of a whale.

Grey Whale

When a whale is spotted the chief

harpooner throws his _______________into


the whale.
Sealskins are tied to the harpoon line to
make it difficult for the whale to dive down
into the water.
Other harpoons are thrown into the whale.
When the whale dies the hunters start
______________________ it to shore.
The people will eat the whales
_______________ and skin, make ropes and
bags from other parts of the animals body,
and use the fat as fuel.

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