Northwest Coasts Peoples
What did the Northwest Peoples build?
wooden dams, called weirs, to trap their fish
Village houses were made of?
Cedar
What were baskets woven from?
roots, twigs, and grasses
out break of diseases
Northwest coast
what did the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast mostly travel in?
Canoes
What type of tusk was used at times for a kind money?
Dentalia
Chilkat women used wool of mountain goats to weave what?
Blankets
Why did traders keep increasing the prices?
To force people to provide more fur
In 1999, the ____ held their frist whale hunt in 70 years.
Makah
Northwest Coast peoples lived in two groups called?
Moieties (MOY-uh-tees)
What was there hats made out of?
grasses or carved from wood
What are the main colors used for totem poles?
Black, White, Blue/Green, Red
What year did the Russians arrive?
1741
Who lives in the Northwest Coast region today?
Natives
Who kept village life running smoothly by encouraging cooperation among the people of all ranks?
Rulers
In the early 1700s, a sudden mudslide buried what village?
Makah village of Ozette
The men were skilled at what?
Carving wood
Spanish ships sailed up the ____ coast?
Pacific
Has the population increased or decreased?
Increased
A flat head was considered?
Beautiful
The outside planks of the house might be painted to symbolize what?
Representing the family's heritage
reborn
Who was the first outsiders to report they had reached the Northwest Coast area?
Russians
An important event, such a wedding, the naming of a child, or coming of age, was marked with a big feast.
Potlatch