Unit 2 Lesson 3 - Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest

In the Pacific Northwest, abundant with natural resources, it wasn't unusual each year for families

• To get sick from eating wild plants and berries.

• To build hundreds of canoes.

• To catch thousands of seals.

• To catch hundreds of salmon.

A major characteristics of a potlatch is that..

• There is no food or drink.

• The host gives the guests gifts.

• The host and the guest exchange gifts.

• There is no singing or dancing.

Tribes of the Pacific Northwest like the Tlingit and Kwakiut...

• Got most of their food from the sea.

• Did not trade with other tribes.

• Invented new farming techniques.

The Pacific Northwest tribes were skilled craftworkers because...

• They made a lot of money from selling the crafts.

• They learned the crafts from their ancestors.

• They had access to the raw materials of the thick forestland.

How did the tribes of the Pacific use wood?

• To make totem poles, to carve boxes and masks.

• To fish and farm.

• To build roads and highways.

• To build narrow coastlines and offshore islands.

Totem poles are _______

• Small wooden boats.

• Poles used for fishing.

• Logs that are carved and painted.

• Logs used to make towers.

Why do the people of the Pacific Northwest tribes create totem poles?

• To honor their ancestors.

• To tell stories.

• To celebrate special events.

• All of the above.

_______ are special celebrations where each guest receives a gift.

• Totems

• Potlatches

• Hozho

• Dine

Why are Potlatches important to people of the Pacific Northwest tribes?

• Potlatches help them farm and hunt.

• Potlatches bring people together for family events.

• Potlatches help rally the people for war.

• They create totem poles during the Potlatches.

The _____ people settles in the islands of the Pacific Northwest.

• Dine and Hopi

• Aztec and Anasazi

• Tlingit and Kwakiutl

• Seattle and Oregon