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500 POINT QUESTION: What is a totem pole?
A tall pole with symbols on it, such as animal carvings. Each totem represents something meaningful to that person or family such as remembering ancestors, legends, clan lineages, or a noble event.
500 POINT QUESTION: What roles did boys and girls have in these Native American societies?
Boys would learn from the men how to hunt, prepare meat, and make clothes. Girls would learn from the women how to gather, or produce baskets.
What is a smokehouse?
A smokehouse is generally used to smoke fish (think smoked salmon). By smoking food, particularly meat, it can help keep the food preserved for an extended period of time.
What are some Coastal Native American tribes?
Chinook, Salish, Makah, Puyallup, Chehalis, Cowlitz.
Give another name for the creator Native Americans believed in.
Old Chief, Ancient One, Father Mystery, Supreme Being.
True or False: The Plateau Native Americans had lots of time to create art.
False: Since the Plateau Native Americans were nomadic, they had little time for creating art. Most of the art they created was for practical purposes, like clothes, canoes, or even tools.
For Coastal Native Americans, where did the families live?
Usually underneath one big longhouse made of cedar wood. Extended families would also live in these longhouses.
Describe a fishing process.
One man will try to scare fish toward the direction of a spear holder. Another man will be holding a sharp spear, ready to pierce fish (usually salmon) headed in his direction.
What are some Plateau Native American tribes?
Spokane, Kalispel, Cour d'Alene, Colville, Okanagon, Yakima, Umatilla, Nez Parce.
Why were salmon bones returned to the water?
Some tribes believed salmon were resurrected every year. If the bones were not returned to the water, then the salmon would be unable to become whole once they were resurrected.
In general it was also a sign of respect.
How is a basket made?
Strips of cedar wood are soaked in water to make them soft to work with. They are then woven together to create a basket.
What is an arranged marriage?
An arranged marriage is when parents' pick a husband/wife for their child. In some cultures, the children/teenager/young adult may not even meet who their parents picked until the wedding day.
What are some animals that were hunted?
How do some Native American tribes clear trees quickly? In other words, how do they take the trees down?
They can use iron tools to chop the tree down, but this usually takes awhile. Once a hole has been established in the base of a tree, a fire will be created, which burns the base of the tree causing it fall.
What is a shaman?
Another term for a medicine man. They usually dealt with people who were ill. They would create herb mixes to help cure the sick. Sometimes they would call upon spirits to help cure the sick, in case the herbs didn't work.
shells, bones, and beaver teeth.
Who's domain was the household?
The women. Men had to obey the women while in the house (or tepee). For example food cannot be taken away to be eaten without the womens' permission.
What is the surround hunting technique? This was usually used in autumn.
Men would form a big circle around the marked prey leaving no chance for escape.
True or False: Coastal Native Americans had a chief.
False. Most tribes had a council, and the council would make decisions that benefited the tribe.
What other "powers" did a shaman have?
They had the ability to harm an enemy, so in theory they could be responsible for someone's death.
Who would come to help build pit houses?
Pit houses were permanent settlements for some Plateau Native Americans. Friends and neighbors would come help build one if someone wanted one. Building usually took place during the course of a full day.
Who lived in a longhouse and who lived in a tepee?
Coastal Native Americans lived in longhouses made of cedar, usually the whole family lived under one roof.
Plateau Native Americans lived in tepees, since they were mostly a nomadic group of people.
Who are the hunters and who are the gatherers?
Men would hunt or fish for food, while the women would food like berries or vegetables.Who are the hunters and who are the gatherers?
Which Native American tribe had slaves? How were they acquired? (250 points if only half the question is answered).
Chinook. Slaves were usually women and children stolen from other groups. They stayed in the same house with the family they belonged too and did the most work.
What is animism?
The belief that both living and non-living beings have spirits that are either good or evil