2. Class 201 Presentation Our Visit to the American Indians Museums

3. What we learned on our field trip to the Children's American Indian’s Museum We learned that many thousands of years ago the Indians had to grow their own vegetable and fruits. They had to hunt for their food by using a fish net to catch fish. They had to use a bow and arrow to hunt for meat.

4. What were the names of their homes they built? 1. Teepee

5. And the other house they built was called: 2. Wigwam

6. What was a clan? A clan was often families from a common ancestor that formed groups.

7. The most widespread clan symbols painted on their clothing or carved on their possessions. Raven Eagle Bear Wolf and Beaver

8. What is a Totem Pole? A totem pole is a wooden column carved using a stone ax called an adze. The animal figures represent family clans.

9. What did they eat? They ate fish life: Sea mammals Shellfish Salmon Cod Herring halibut

10. They also ate the following: Berries Roots and Other vegetables

11. Tribal Groups of the Northwest: Tlingit (Cling-it) Tsimsian (Chim-she- an) Haida (Hide-a) Kakiutl (Kake-e-u) Salish (Say-lish) Nootka (Nut-ka)

12. The Tlingit They live along the coast of Alaska. They were famous for being merchants who traded goods between the island tribes.

13. Tsimsian They live near the valleys of the Nass and Skeena Rivers in British Columbia. They made cooper tools

14. In Conclusion These are the different things we learned from our visit to the Children’s Native American Museum in Manhattan. After the puppet show, we were allowed to eat lunch and go inside the real Teepee. It was very nice. We had a good time on our trip and learned many new things.