1. Plateau Party People Project Kasey, Nicole, Jessica, Olivia

2. Who Are the Plateau People and Why Do They Like to Party?

3. The Plateau Party People were a group of culturally diverse Aboriginals that enjoyed a good party from 1000 BCE-European Contact!

4. POPULATION OF THE PLATEAU PEOPLE Not a definite population, but it was rather large as the Plateau people covered a lot of land

5. LOCATION Located between the Rocky Mountains on the East and the Cascade on the West Series of extended plateaus Diverse environments included: -sage-bush deserts (South) -sub-boreal spruce forests (North)

6. LANGUAGES OF THE PLATEAU PEOPLE

7. SALISH LANGUAGES Lillooet Thompson Shuswap (Secwepemc) Okanagan Lake First Nations

8. ATHAPASKAN Chilcotin Carrier Tahltan Nicola *Northern Plateau*

9. Taglish Kutenai Tlingit *Northeast* Kutenia *Southeast*

10. Work and Economy of the Plateau People

11. Work Fishing station run by families Changed from fishing to trading companies when European’s arrived 1858: Europeans wanted land, not trade

12. Economy Salmon fishing was crucial Their life revolved around salmon runs Learned how to catch and keep salmon throughout the winter

13. Plateau People Politics Included village chief (headman) Each village had a council, and voting rights Pacifism

14. Diet of the Plateau People

15. Fun Fact! The Plateau People hunted in small groups!

16. What Would the Plateau People Eat? Fresh deer, caribou, other game Roots, bulbs, balsamroot, bitterroot Fish (ice fishing during winter)

17. Lifestyle and Housing of the Plateau People

18. PITHOUSES Permanent settlement during all seasons Originated in Asia Supported by four main beams and posts, placed over circular pit

19. Lifestyle Socializing considered to be very important Many social and ceremonial activities Played games Told stories Worked on building family connections Sweat lodges were common practices

20. Works Cited Brune, Nick. “Plateau Peoples: 1000 BCE to European Contact.” Defining Canada: History, Identity, and Culture. Ed. Melanie Myers. 2003. 47-51. Print. Corbett, Steve. “Native People of the Plateau.” Cultural Anthropology Telecourse. Johnson Country Community College, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. Lamb, Kaye W. “Native People: Plateau.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p.: Historica-Dominion, 2007. Canadian Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. “The Plateau.” Canada’s First People. Goldi Productions, 2007. Web. 13 Sept. 2012..

21. Works Cited… Continued Balcom, Alison, et al. “The Wenatchee Valley Plateau Indian Culture.” Daily Life of the Plateau Indians. N.p., 1999. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. Bambi. N.d. Best Clip Art Blog. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. “Britannica.” Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2012. Web. 13 Sept. 2012..

22. …And Again… A cartoon fish. An Irish Girl Can Cook. Word, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. A food guide menu. N.d. The Basic Principles of the South Beach Diet. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.. Green Mountain Boys Hosting. Word, 2012. Web. 13 Sept. 2012..

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