Activities
What was the game were a bunch of people ran around and the last person to run out of breath wins?
Laughing Game
What did the rivers in the Northwest region had for food?
fish,salmon,sturgeon
Northwest tribes carved large wooden sculptures with symbols of animals. What were these wooden sculptures called?
Totem Poles
Northwest tribes had parties just to show off their own possessions. They even gave away their possessions at these parties. What were these parties called?
Potlatches
What religion did they believe in?
Animism
A lacrosse like game called…?
Koho
What Type of animals did they hunt for in the ocean?
Seals, whales, shellfish,
Why did they make totem poles?
Cause their beliefs?
What was the masked dancers called when they did their parties?
Trickster
What does animism mean?
A believe that everything has a soul/spirt
What was the Principal musical instruments of the Tlingit?
Drums and Rattles
What did they hunt on land?
Goats,sheeps,deer,moose,bear,elk,
How did they make the totem poles?
By carving totem poles out wood and painting it
how did they celebrate the parties?
Showing of their prize possession
How did the show the belief for animism?
By totem poles and masked dancing
What was the game were players were in a hoop rolling and throw a stick though the hoop?
Hoop & Pole
The tribes farmed for food true or false
False
What did they make out of hollowed cedar/fir wood
Canoes
How long does it take for parties to be made
Months or years
What is the definition of totemism
When the person has a relationship with a animal and a plant spirts.
A sort of dice is made of beaver's teeth with hieroglyphics carved on each side. These are shaken in the hand, and thrown down, the game being according to the marks on the teeth, as the spots are counted on dice.
What is roll-the-dice
How did the Northwest Indians hunt
They use bow and arrows sharp on tips
How did they make canoes
They hollowed the cedar and fir logs
How did they do on the First Salmon Feast
They would honor the salmon because of the salmon sacrifice
What did the Chinooks tribe worship
They worship guardian spirt.