Coastal and Plateau Native Americans in WA

Early American Indians may have arrived in the Pacific Northwest region about:

• 1,500 A.D.

• 5,000 years ago

• 14,000 years ago

• 100,000 years ago

Which of the following North American Indian cultural groups is located in Washington?

• Plateau

• Great Basin

• Northeast

• Plains

Identify the only Coastal tribe among these prominent Washington tribal groups:

• Nez Percé

• Puyallup

• Colville

• Palouse

Identify the only Plateau tribe among these prominent Washington tribal groups:

• Suquamish

• Makah

• Yakama

• Nisqually

Which one of the following items would not be associated with the Plateau Indians?

• travois

• headdresses

• moccasins

• story or totem pole

Which one of the following items would not be associated with the Coastal Indians?

• beadwork

• whale blubber

• plank house

• ceremonial masks

Identify the food source that was not commonly consumed by the Coastal Indians.

• berries

• shellfish

• buffalo meat

• salmon

Identify the food source that was not commonly consumed by the Plateau Indians.

• salmon

• whale blubber

• pemmican

• camas root

The tribal government of Plateau Indians involved all of the following except:

• elders

• tribal council

• slaves

• chiefs

Identify the individual who had sole decision-making power in a traditional Coastal Indian tribe.

• chief

• noble

• commoner

• slave