Natural Resources
Economy/Trade
Beliefs/Values
Coastal
Plateau
100

Type of tree used to build houses, canoes, baskets, and clothing.

What is cedar?

100
Name of the celebration in which tribes gave out gifts.

What is a potlatch?

100

Many plateau tribes believed that all living things had a _____.

What is a spirit?

100

Name of the closest ocean to the Coastal people.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

100

Name of the home that Plateau people dug in the ground during the winter.

What are pit houses?

200

Plants and berries were a food source and were also used as ___________

What is medicine?

200

How tribes traveled to trade centers.

What is in canoes on waterways?

200

In the Spokane Nation, this person blessed the salmon catch, decided where to fish, and divided catch to all tribes.

Who is the "Salmon Chief?"

200

Name of the bulb that Coastal people roasted that tasted like sweet potatoes.

What is camas?

200

Some Plateau Indians believed that the salmon were once __________ who came to Earth.

What are humans?

300

The most popular fish consumed by most tribes.

What is salmon?

300

Name of a type of potato that was traded among tribes.

What is wapato?

300

Name for people with special gifts to heal and the ability to bring back the salmon and change the weather.

What is a Shaman?

300

Most home were made out of wooden  _________ from cedar trees.

What are planks?

300

In the summer, some Plateau Indians moved from place to place and lived in homes called___________.

What are tipis?

400

Tribe known as "The Whalers."

What is Makah?

400

Name of a valuable type of shell.

What is dentalia?

400

The Duwamish children believed that this woman would capture them if they were being naughty.

Whos is the "Basket Ogress?"

400

Many Coastal people traveled to places that were abundant with food and plants during this season.

What is summer?

400

This animal was considered a valuable resource for transportation.

What are horses?

500

Plateau tribes made mats out of this type of plant, also called bulrushes.

What is tule?

500

The location of the trading center for the Spokane Nation.

What is Spokane Falls or Little Falls?

500

Children aged 7-10 from the Yakama Nation went on this to find their special connection to an animal or plant.

What is a Spirit Quest?

500

After the first salmon of the season was caught and cooked, they would return this into the water.

What are the bones of the fish?

500

This was an important way for the early Plateau Indians to celebrate their culture.

What is storytelling?