Nez Perce

which of the following was an important food to the Nez perce?

• Beef

• Fish

• Squirrel

• plants

How many varieties of berries did the Nez Perce pick?

• 12

• 1

• 36

• 22

What tools did some Nez Perce use to fish? pick all the correct answers.

• fishing rod

• large dipnets

• seine nets

• fish traps and baskets

What were the TWO 'small reliable flowering plant' that the Nez Perce relied on to eat?

• Camas root

• Strawberries

• Pemmican

• Biscuit root

The Nez Perce made warm clothes from?

• Leaves

• Animal Hide

• Cotton

'Decorated bands were often worn by the Nez Perce and other tribes on the wrists and arms. They weren't very practical for daily work or hunting'.

What does the word practical in the sentence mean?

• pretty

• effective

• warm

• colorful

The Nez Perce called their homes?

• tents

• Tipis

• Cabins

The Nez Perce built their homes using?

• bricks

• buffalo skin and poles

• leaves

• branches and twigs

Reading handout 6c -The Tipi we learn all about where the Nez Perce live. What other resource is mentioned in this passage?

• water

• food

• clothing

Tipis were often decorated with 'paint' made from natural dyes. What can you infer the 'paint' may have been made from? Select all that apply

• blood

• insects

• plants

• dirt