People of the Northwest Chapter 2 Lesson 2

A large feast that could last several days

• surplus

• potlatch

• clan

• dugout

a group of related families

• surplus

• clan

• totem poles

• potlatch

extra

• potlatch

• clan

• deficit

• surplus

About how many Tlingit live in southeastern Alaska today?

• 19,000

• 170

• 17,000

• 170,000

Name 3 food items that Indians got from the ocean.

• shellfish

• elk

• seals

• whales

What were the Northwest Peoples' canoes called?

(a)  

Why would an Indian family try to give the largest and most expensive potlatch?

• to eat all of the salmon

• to celebrate the warm wind

• to show their wealth

• to make clothes from tree bark

What would happen if a member from the clan insulted a member from another clan?

• they were removed from the clan

• the carved a totem pole

• they celebrated with a potlatch

• they had to pay a fine

Name four things the Tlingits made from trees.

• canoes

• houses

• totem poles

• potlatch

• clothing

What food source did the Tlingits get from the rivers and streams?

• salmon

• whales

• berries

• deer