Native Americans

Lived in plankhouses made from cedar trees

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used kachina dolls to represent spirits in ceremonies

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played a stick and ball game called lacrosse

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carried their possessions on a travois

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lived in the Pacific Ocean coastal area from Alaska to Northern California

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decorated their homes with totem poles

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made maple syrup from the sap of maple trees

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western tribes were nomads without permanent homes

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gathered wild rice using canoes on the Great Lakes

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had celebrations called potlatches for giving gifts

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