Coastal Native Americans Coastal Native Americans

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Who were the coastal Native Who were the coastal Native Americans??Americans??They were the people who lived by They were the people who lived by

the coastal Pacific Ocean. They were the coastal Pacific Ocean. They were in Washington before the in Washington before the Missionaries, Fur Traders, and Missionaries, Fur Traders, and Explorers.Explorers.

What did they use for food?What did they use for food?

Food: clams, crabs, seals, Food: clams, crabs, seals, sea otters, sea lions, sea otters, sea lions, whales, salmon, bear, whales, salmon, bear, caribou, deer, elk, moose, caribou, deer, elk, moose, roots, seaweed is what roots, seaweed is what they use for salt, nuts, they use for salt, nuts, fungus, acorns, camas fungus, acorns, camas bulbs, blueberries, bulbs, blueberries, huckleberries, and more huckleberries, and more berries, vberries, vegetables.

What were their tools?What were their tools?

• Tools: Tools: – Fish hooksFish hooks– Whaling harpoonsWhaling harpoons

-bow arrow-bow arrow

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Some of them were??Some of them were??

• Tomahas, Tomahas,

• Tiloukaikt, Tiloukaikt,

They killed the Whitman's.They killed the Whitman's.

What did they use for What did they use for clothes, money and shelter?clothes, money and shelter?• Clothes: Animal skins, some skin Clothes: Animal skins, some skin

robes, basket hats, sleeveless robes, basket hats, sleeveless jackets, rain caps, goat skin skirts, jackets, rain caps, goat skin skirts, fiber string aprons, skin aprons, no fiber string aprons, skin aprons, no shoes, when they hunt they put on shoes, when they hunt they put on wolf skin. wolf skin.

• shelter: trees, leaves, sap for glue.shelter: trees, leaves, sap for glue.• money: wampum.money: wampum.

What do they use to What do they use to travel??travel??

They travel by foot and canoe.They travel by foot and canoe.

How do they use weapons so How do they use weapons so well?? well??

The boys were trained when they were 10 years old. That is why they hunted so well. They got time to practice and to steady their aim.

Fun and Interesting Facts Fun and Interesting Facts

• Interesting: Did you know?? For some Interesting: Did you know?? For some of their clothing they always had of their clothing they always had feathers beads made from animals feathers beads made from animals teeth and bones, their canoes can be teeth and bones, their canoes can be up to 60 ft long.up to 60 ft long.

Resources Resources

• Northwest Coastal Native Americans Northwest Coastal Native Americans - - http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/rehttp://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/reports3/northwest.htmports3/northwest.htm

• Indians of the Pacific NorthwestIndians of the Pacific Northwest – by – by Vine Deloria Jr.Vine Deloria Jr.

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