![]() Important? How did totem poles get started? What was life like What made some of the Pacific Northwest Indian tribes "rich" in ancient times? Why were woven mats so Who were the Devil Dancers? Why are blue stones important? What is a wickiup? Who was The Pueblo People are the decedents of theĪpache arrived in the southwest in the 1300s. Was the buffalo so important? What different did horses make? Tribes wandered the plains in search of foods. What is now the Great Plains region of the United States? Some Explore the darkening land, battle techniques, clans and marriage, law and order, and People believed in many deities, and prayed in song and danceįor guidance. The Indians of the Southeast were considered members of the Woodland Indians. Longhouses, village life, the League of Nations, sacred trees, snowsnake games, wampum, theĪrrowmaker, dream catchers, night messages, the game of sep and more. The Northeast Woodlands include all five great lakes as well as the Finger Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. Native Americans in US, Canada, and the Far NorthĮarly people of North America (during the ice Same story illustrated in PowerPoint format They simply scooped up food.īy Lin Donn, illustrated by Phillip Martin They stood on the piers they had built and fished with baskets woven from cattails, hung from the end of long cedar poles. They set out baskets to catch crabs and fish. They used traps and clubs and arrows to catch game. They put the morning meal on to cook and started to prepare food for the evening meal. They scrubbed what they could and replaced anything soiled that could not be scrubbed. They cleaned the family's quarters in the longhouse. They pounded cedar bark, to soften it, and to ready it to make clothing. The women did chores on land, near the longhouse. Their first meal would not be until several hours later. After their morning bath, they went to work. Each morning.Įach morning, these early people started their day at dawn with a bath in the river. That gave them time to develop a gracious lifestyle. Once they could store food, they could relax a bit during the winter months. They created a way to dry food so that it could be stored safely. Stored Food: These early people were very clever. Using cedar, they carved everything from masks to totem poles to cooking utensils. Softened cedar bark was used to make shoes, clothing, blankets, and toweling. They used cedar trees to build plank homes and sturdy canoes. ![]() There were oysters, shrimp, turtles, eggs, and wild vegetables.Īmericans, who were struggling to survive in other parts of the country, would consider the Puget SoundĬedar Trees: Added to the abundance of food was the abundance of cedar trees. Wild blackberries and raspberries and salmonberries and nuts were thick. The woods were full of elk and deer and other animals. These early people were famous for their "tall tales" - but it was true that the waters were filled with with salmon. Native Americans used to tell visiting tribes that sometimes the river was so packed with salmon you could walk across it on the backs of fish without getting your feet wet. ![]() They built their villages along the ocean shores, rivers, and streams, where food was plentiful. Hunters and Gatherers: These early people never developed a system of agriculture. What made them so rich and famous? Food! An abundance of food and safe, sturdy shelter made them famous. ![]() They did not have gold statues or iron pots or brass weapons. They would have made gorgeous jewelry from gold and silver (if they had discovered gold or silver!) But, they did not use metal of any kind. It wasn't the discovery of gold or silver, although these early people were talented artists. What made these tribes so wealthy? It wasn't the discovery of oil, although these early people did love to dunk their food in whale oil to give it flavor. People who lived in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Of all the coastal Native Americans, the Tulalip, Swinomish, Lummi and Skagit tribes were considered the most rich. What was life like 2,000 years ago in what is now the Puget Sound region of Washington State?Īll of the west coast tribes were considered rich by the other ![]()
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