Studies weekly G4 Week 6 California Indians on the coast

Match the Native American tribe with the correct description.

Miwok

• carvers and woodworkers who held 10 day dances

• made watertight baskets and had a ceremony for acorns

• carved animals in soapstone and traveled the sea in plank canoes

• lived in small communities and had women priestesses

Match the Native American tribe with the correct description.

Yurok

• carvers and woodworkers who held 10 day dances

• made watertight baskets and had a ceremony for acorns

• carved animals in soapstone and traveled the sea in plank canoes

• lived in small communities and had women priestesses

Match the Native American tribe with the correct description.

Chumash

• carvers and woodworkers who held 10 day dances

• made watertight baskets and had a ceremony for acorns

• carved animals in soapstone and traveled the sea in plank canoes

• lived in small communities and had women priestesses

Match the Native American tribe with the correct description.

Hupa

• carvers and woodworkers who held 10 day dances

• made watertight baskets and had a ceremony for acorns

• carved animals in soapstone and traveled the sea in plank canoes

• lived in small communities and had women priestesses

How were dentalium shells used as money by Pacific Coast Indians?

• The shells were used to buy goods from the others.

• The shells were traded for gold in order to buy goods from European settlers.

• The shells were used as blood money to pay families of someone who was hurt or killed in order to prevent war.

• The shells were used as blood snacks to pay families of someone who was hurt or killed in order to prevent hunger.

• The shells were used to hide from and throw at others.

Of the tribes discussed in this week’s issue, which tribe is considered the most advanced?

• Miwok

• Chumash

• Yurok

• Hupa

• Queso lupa! 😋

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Why were acorns so important to the Coastal American Indians?

Standards

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How did the American Indians of the Pacific Coast depend on the ocean and freshwater rivers for their survival?

Answer:

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Wealthy families of the Yurok tribe were treated differently than other members because they ______________________.

• had rights to certain hunting and fishing lands

• were consulted for advice by others

• could take the largest pieces of a trapped whale

• could take the largest pieces of a trapped sea otters

• had rights to certain games and animal lands

The Miwok tribe enjoyed eating all different kinds of animals, including ____________________

• whale, mussels and shark

• seal, bear and deer

• skunk, bat, and snakes

• salmon, deer and rabbits

• cool ranch chips, Pandas, and Jelly fruit snacks