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Peoples of the Northwest Coast

Peoples of the Northwest Coast. By: Emma, Jenna, Rowan, Scotty, & Damon. Food/ Agriculture. Hunted/fished for food Ate edible berries Heated rocks in fire, then put them in water to cook food There was no need for agriculture. Clothing. Used cedar bark Meant for shedding water(not warm)

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Peoples of the Northwest Coast

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  1. Peoples of the Northwest Coast By: Emma, Jenna, Rowan, Scotty, & Damon

  2. Food/ Agriculture • Hunted/fished for food • Ate edible berries • Heated rocks in fire, then put them in water to cook food • There was no need for agriculture

  3. Clothing • Used cedar bark • Meant for shedding water(not warm) • No shoes • Women wore cedar bark skirt with buckskin slip

  4. Shelter • Made large houses out of cedar planks • Several families per house • No windows & low roof • Thick wood

  5. Geography/Climate • Narrow coastal land • Rugged coastline • Rivers/lakes/mountains • Mild temperature

  6. Social Organization • Specific roles for everyone • Chief rules(based on wealth) • Nobles/commoners/slaves • Membership displayed on totem poles, canoes, boxes & masks

  7. Contact • Trade • War • Started wars for land, slaves, copper, or blankets

  8. Other Information • Customs passed down in stories, songs, dances • Believed spirits • Only people who could go to spirit world were Shamans/Medicine Men Medicine Man

  9. Thanks for watching

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