Studies Weekly 3

Studies Weekly 3

Pacific Northwest Indians

1. Ozette Village

• Near Oregon and Washington

• Makah tribe live here

• Hunt whale and fish

1. Ozette Village

• by ocean

• ​lots of rain grows tall trees

• Timber to build plank houses

Multiple Choice

Where do the Makah tribe people live?

• Near Arizona and New Mexico

• Ozette village

• In Alaska

• Mesa Verde

Multiple Choice

What type of houses do the Makah tribe live in?

• log cabin

• pithouses

• plankhouse

• adobe clay houses

2. Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian

• lived in Alaska

• hunt beavers, deer, elk, mink, and bears

• Candlefish burned for oil

• fished salmon, halibut, sea otters, and seals

• ​first to make totem poles

Multiple Choice

Which animal could be dried and burned for light?

• salmon

• halibut

• mink

• candlefish

3. Totem Poles

• Cedar trees made homes, canoes, and totem poles

• totem poles tell stories and honor animals

• 9 - 60 feet

Multiple Choice

What type of tree was used for totem poles?

• Cedar wood

• Plank wood

• Redwood

• Oak wood

Multiple Choice

Which tribes first made the totem pole?

• Chinook

• Makah

• Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian

• Cliff Dwellers

4. Potlatch

• Family tribes had large feasts (called potlatches)

• weddings and party

• host gave fancy gift to friends

• potlatch shows power and wealth

Multiple Choice

Why do people celebrate potlatches?

• for weddings and parties

• to pray to their gods

• to honor the brave hunters

• to make totem poles

Multiple Choice

What does a potlatch show?

• how much food a family can eat

• how rich and powerful the host is

• how tall their totem pole can rise

• how to dance and sing for their gods