Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest

What is a clan?

• A book
• A ceremony
• A group of related families/extended family
• A feast

Whale hunters used ______________ to spear whales.

• potlaches
• harpoons
• clans
• totems

Tall posts carved into trees and were used to tell stories or to welcome visitors.

• Potlaches
• Totem Poles
• Harpoons
• Kayaks

All Native Americans believed that everything in nature had what?

• A family
• No purpose
• A spirit
• Totem poles

Many tribes lived in Clans . What is a clan ? 

• small group 
• isolated from family 
• large extended families 
• all alone 

Why were the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean an important resource for the people of the Pacific Northwest?

• They were able to trade.
• The coastal waters provided fish and whales for food, to use to make tools, and for oil.
• It was easier for transportation.
• They enjoyed water sports.

Name ways that people of the Pacific Northwest used wood.

• To build shelter, make dishes, make utensils, make tools, or carve totem poles.
• Food, paper, and clothing

What fish was often caught for food?

• shark
• salmon
• seal
• catfish

The people of the Pacific Northwest lived in...

• Teepee's
• Plank homes
• Longhouses
• Lodges

What was the purpose of the totem pole?

• to tell the story of one family
• to remember tribal stories from long ago
• to warn others of the fierce people who lived there
• to scare animals away from the village.