Cowlitz
Spokane
Chinook
Nez Perce
100

What nickname was given to the Cowlitz tribe due to their head-shaping practices?

What is "Flatheads"?

100

The Spokane tribe lived along which two rivers?

  • hat are the Spokane River and the Columbia River?

100

What type of houses did the Chinook tribe live in?

  • What are plank houses?

100

What does the name "Nez Perce" mean?

  • What is "pierced nose"?

200

What natural resource did the Cowlitz tribe use to construct their homes?

  • What are red cedar trees?

200

What type of dance is depicted in Paul Kane's painting of 1847?

What is the Scalp Dance?

200

What was the primary food source for the Chinook tribe?

What is fish, especially salmon?

200

What type of shelter did the Nez Perce use in winter?

  • What is a pit house?

300

Who was a famous leader of the Cowlitz tribe?

  • Who are Chief Atwin Stockam and Chief Cheholtz?

300

What were the three bands of the Spokane tribe?

What are the Upper, Middle, and Lower Spokane Indians?

300

What language did the Chinook tribe speak?

  • What is the Chinookan and Penutian language?

300

Who was the famous chief of the Nez Perce known for leading in the Nez Perce War?

  • Who is Chief Joseph?

400

What was the Cowlitz tribe's major food source?

What is salmon?

400

What climate conditions did the Spokane tribe experience in their region?

  • What are warm summers and cold, snowy winters?

400

What type of transportation did the Chinook use?

  • What are dugout canoes?

400

 In what year did the Nez Perce War take place?

  • What is 1877?

500

What significant event impacted the Cowlitz population in the early 1830s?

  • What is the 'Gray Fever' epidemic?

500

Who were the Spokane tribe's primary enemies?

What are the Shoshone, Blackfeet, Northern Paiute, and Bannock tribes?

500

What is the significance of totem poles in Chinook culture?

  • What do they symbolize as guardian spirits?

500
  • What was the Nez Perce's primary method of acquiring food?

  • What is fishing and hunting?