Coastal Indians
Plateau Indians
Vocabulary
Indian Heritage
Wild Card
100

What did the Coastal Indians use for transportation?

Canoes 

100

What did the Plateau Indians use for transportation?

Horses

100

What is a coast?

Land next to the ocean 

100

What were the formal agreements made between Native Americans and the white government called?

Treaties 

100

What is a potlatch?

A big ceremony - many tribes invited, tribes showed their wealth 

200

Where were the Coastal Indians located?

Western Washington, near the ocean

200
What was weather like where the Plateau Indians lived?

Very hot and dry in the summer and very cold with lots of snow in the winter

200

What are moccasins?

leather shoes 

200

What transportation did the new white settlers use?

Covered wagons pulled by horses 

200

What were totem poles used for?

Celebrations - weddings, birth, and death

300

How many chiefs did the Coastal tribes have?

Zero

300

What did Plateau Indians live in during the winter months?

Pit houses

300

What is a slave?

A person owned by another person and works for no money 

300

What is a reservation?

Special land set aside for Native Americans

300

What made cedar a good choice for making clothes?

It was waterproof

400

What did Coastal Indians live in?

Permanent long houses

400

How did the Plateau Indians choose a chief?

Based on skills - could have many chiefs

400

What is permission?

Saying its okay to do something 
400

Who was Chief Leschi?

A Nisqually chief that refused to sign a treaty and was hung even though he was not guilty of attacks 

400

When does Fall quarter start?

September 23

500

What kind of tree did Coastal Indians use to make clothing, houses, and canoes?

Cedar trees

500

What special animal did the Plateau Indians use quills from for clothing decoration?

porcupines

500

What are crops?

Plants grown for food

500

What happened to the Native American children when the white settlers came?

They were forced to go to American schools, cut hair, learn English, wear American clothes, and join Christian churches

500

What is your teacher's favorite color?

Green