By: Grace Mohlin, Vincent Randazzo, Nicholas Metro, Jake Metzner, Jordan Mirabile, Maci O’Donnell

Location Slide 3 Tribes Slide 4 Environment Slide 5 Housing Slide 6 Food Slide 7 Religion Slide 8

Lived on the ocean coast Further inland than most maps show Rocky Mountains – source of isolation Blocked other existing tribes From people who had once lived in Siberia – tribes spilt into hundreds more with many different traditions

Neighboring Tribes Nez Perce Haida Chinook Makah

Lived near an abundance of cedar trees Trees – housing, clothing, canoes, and totem poles On the coast Home to bears and seals Also many fish, otters, and whales The ocean and forest proved to be useful.

Lived in giant houses made of cedar trees – “longhouses” Called them “Big Houses” Over 50 feet wide Over 100 feet long

Endless supply of fish Salmon – staple fish source Northwestern Tribes – seals, sea otters, and whales No source agriculture – well enough supply of ocean goods

Totem Poles – played large part in their religious lives Told stories Creation story Nature – had a spirit and story