PEOPLES OF THE PLATEAU MADE BY NICK & BLAKE

SUBSISTENCE They mainly ate berries, roots, bulbs, salmon, deer, caribou and other small animals. They got the majority of their food from fishing, they also got some from hunting as well as gathering roots, bulbs, and berries.

CLOTHING The women wore dresses or skirts. The men wore leggings, shirts, breechcloths, and moccasins. They also wore capes, ponchos, and mittens. To make the clothing they used tanned hides, grasses, and softened bark. The most common animal hides used for clothing were muskrat, beaver, and deerskin. They also decorated lots of their clothing with beads. In the winter they used thicker animal skins and animal furs and they wore thicker leather pants.

SHELTER They lived in one of three shelters, depending on the season: a pit house, a tipi, or a tule-mat lodge. Some materials they used to build shelter are, logs, wooden poles, dirt, grass, timber, and bark.

TRANSPORTAION The main forms of transportation they used were snowshoes to walk in the winter, canoes to travel the waterways, as well as horses. The main forms of transportation they used were snowshoes to walk in the winter, canoes to travel the waterways, as well as horses. They built wooden dugout canoes which were made of either red cedar or cottonwood trees, or bark from pine or birch. They built wooden dugout canoes which were made of either red cedar or cottonwood trees, or bark from pine or birch.

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT Each village had one or several leaders or chiefs, there was usually one main village or family chief who had inherited the role from their father. Then there were chosen chiefs who were picked for different roles Each village had one or several leaders or chiefs, there was usually one main village or family chief who had inherited the role from their father. Then there were chosen chiefs who were picked for different roles Chiefs were given more power when it came to making decisions that would affect the village. In some areas they also had a council of Elders who gave advice when it came to important community issues. Chiefs were given more power when it came to making decisions that would affect the village. In some areas they also had a council of Elders who gave advice when it came to important community issues. All the men in a village got a say in all major decisions. However, Chiefs got more power in decisions. In Ktunaxa society all the decision making was given to the Elders. All the men in a village got a say in all major decisions. However, Chiefs got more power in decisions. In Ktunaxa society all the decision making was given to the Elders. They held ceremonies throughout the year to mark special occasions. For example, they had a celebration at the start of spring to mark the first salmon run or the appearance of the first berries They held ceremonies throughout the year to mark special occasions. For example, they had a celebration at the start of spring to mark the first salmon run or the appearance of the first berries

RELIGION They strongly believed that there were spirits inhabiting all living and non- living things. They strongly believed that there were spirits inhabiting all living and non- living things. The most important religious leaders were the Shamans. They had special powers to heal the sick, control the hunt, and predict the future. The most important religious leaders were the Shamans. They had special powers to heal the sick, control the hunt, and predict the future. They had strong spiritual relationship with nature, and held animals in high regard. The most important animals were deer, coyotes, and horses. They had strong spiritual relationship with nature, and held animals in high regard. The most important animals were deer, coyotes, and horses.

KINSHIP the Plateau people of Canada were divided into three main groups the Plateau people of Canada were divided into three main groups the cross-cultural comparison of kinship institutions became the particular province of anthropology. the cross-cultural comparison of kinship institutions became the particular province of anthropology.

MAP MAP TOPOGRAPHY : THE INTERIOR PLAINS TAKE UP THE REGION BETWEEN THE SHIELD ON THE EAST, AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CORDILLERAN REGION ON THE WEST VEGETATION : IT IS COVERED WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRASSES WITH LONG ROOTS, LIKE THE BLUE STEM, PORCUPINE GRASS, JUNE GRASS, AND FIR TREES CLIMATE : SUMMERS COULD BE FROM 10 AND 30 DEGREES CELSIUS. WINTERS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY COLD. IT COULD BE FROM NEGATIVE 10 AND 30 DEGREES

CITATIONS "The Plateau People - Groups in This Region." The Plateau People - Groups in This Region. Web. 16 Dec Murray, Cam, and Michael William Cranny. Crossroads: A Meeting of Nations. Scarborough, Ont.: Prentice Hall Ginn Canada, Print.