PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NATIVE AMERICAN COMPARISON
Pacific Northwest TRIBES
- Twingit
- Tillamook
- Willapa
- Snake
- Nooksack
- Clatsop
- Kuitsh
- Clallam
- Chelamela
- Chasta
- Chehalis
- Calapuya
- Salish
- Haida
- Kwakiutl
Pacific Northwest region food
Salmon,Other fish ,Seals,Sea otters ,Whales,Nuts,Berries,Rabbits, Snake,Seeds,Roots,Deer
,Eskimo ice cream ,Fish eggs , and Cranberries.
Southwest region food
They continued to grow the plants until they produced larger,stronger, and better tasting corn.
They called corn Mother corn or Our life because it fed lots of people and kept them alive,Corn, beans,and squash were the three most important foods for native Americans. Lots of tribes called them the Three sisters.,Corn,beans, and squash were usually planted together in mounds called Milpas,People ate little meat because animals were scarce,Hunted deer,antelope,elk,and sometimes buffalo ,Pick wild grain,nuts,and berries ,Make corn bread.
Pacific Northwest
mild,rained almost all year,wet,Little snow
Southwest region climate
very little rain,Extreme temperatures ,Very dry,Little water,Winter's freezing ,Summer's scorching hot,Days hot and night cold
Pacific Northwest Houses
wood from forest to build huge houses
totem poles with carvings of animal figures were on the outside of each home- this told family’s history,and social position,Cider homes are held on stilts ,Chief was the most important person in the house ,Totem poles on home
Southwest,Pueblo Indians use clay, stones and wood to build apartment communities called Pueblos,Stone and mud were used to build homes,Clay ( Adobe),Hogans/ wickiups
Pacific Northwest Clothing
made from cedar bark,waterproof coats,hats and capes,Necklaces made from beaver teeth,Jewelry made seashells
Southwest clothing
Cotton,Plants,and minerals to dye fabric,( red,green,blue,yellow),Wear jewelry ,They use rabbit fur and,deer for blankets,and clothing,They make shoes out of,straw and fabric
Pacific Northwest Art
Canoes, Chest ,Boxes,ect.,Masks ,Carvings,baskets,Hooks,Tools ,Weapons ,Made string from roots,Make stone animals
Southwest art
Some potters follow tradition they dig and prepare their own clay.,Clay pots to store water,geometric shapes and animals,Apache woman made baskets from plants,reeds,and,herbs.,Apache woman used flowers as dye.,Wove baskets from bark of trees,Made needles from deer horns
Pacific Northwest traditions
Totem,poles,Potlatch ceremonies ,Spiritual life
One clan lets other clans in the village ,They believe in good and bad spirits ,When they are sick they get a shaman ,Bear dance
Southwest traditions
Apache men rub fat from animals on their legs, they believe it will make them as strong and as fast as the animal.,They believed that the Buffalo was their spirit animal.,They all make their own tools ,They bless people with burning sage,They believe there are,good spirits and bad spirits
Pacific Northwest physical features
woods,rocky beaches,flat beaches,Long narrow region about 150-2,000 mile long ,Mountains ,Ocean ,Thick forest
Southwest physical features Flat mesas
Canyons,deserts,Trees were scarce,Grand canyon,little rivers,little vegetation
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS SOUTHWEST REGION
WEBSISTES WE GOT PICTURES FROM