Subarctic and Northwest Coast

Tribes in the Subarctic region adapted by eating

• caribou and elk

• moose and bear

• plants from the forest

• insects

Tribes in the Subarctic region adapted by living in

• adobe pueblos

• igloos

• domed winter houses

• plank houses

Tribes in the Subarctic region adapted by traveling:

• on sleds or snow shoes

• in kayaks

• in birchbark canoes

• on foot

Tribes in the Subarctic region adapted by

• carving totem poles

• dancing and music

• making pottery

• sewing and weaving

The climate in the Subarctic:

• is too cold for farming.

• is a vast icy tundra

• has thick, dense, forests

• has many lakes and rivers

Tribes in the Northwest Coast region adapted by:

• fishing for salmon, cod, and halibut

• planting the three sisters

• gathering plans from the forest

• hunting deer and bear.

Tribes in the Northwest Coast region adapted by:

• building hogans

• making turquoise jewelry

• building wood plank houses

• Making snow shoes

Tribes in the Northwest Coast region adapted by:

• making in 60 foot canoes

• carving totem poles

• making jewelry and beads

• celebrating wealth with a potlatch

Tribes in the Northwest Coast region were skilled:

• blacksmiths

• fishermen

• carpenters and woodworkers

• hunters

The Northwest Coast has a climate that is:

• harsh winters and hot summers

• mild and moist

• dry and desertlike

• coastal

• abundant with trees and forests