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What is a pow wow?
teacher discretion
What was a travois, and what was it used for?
teacher discretion
This picture shows a _______________.
 
mat-covered surface house
 
pit house
 
tepee
 
longhouse
Which is NOT a plateau tribe?
 
Makah
 
Nez Perce'
 
Yakima
 
Kalispel
Why were eagle feathers used for ceremonial regalia?
Eagles were considered sacred and the feathers were thought to carry powerful magic or medicine.
Who made up a plateau village council?
chief, elders, shaman
What allowed the plateau tribes to begin hunting bison?
The acquisition of horses in the 1700s
Plateau jewelry was an important part of their ceremonial regalia. What materials did they use to make the jewelry?
beads, feathers, animal bones
Describe a pit house.
Teacher discretion.
Besides salmon, name three important food sources.
Teacher discretion.
Salmon was an important food source for plateau tribes. When was it caught and how was it preserved?
late summer to fall / smoked or dried
What was the highest social position in plateau society?
chief
Plateau tribes were semi-nomadic. What does that mean?
Teacher discretion.
Describe the geographic region known as the plateau.
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Large plateau tribes were divided into __________ that inhabited specific regions of a tribe's territory.
bands
Name three plateau tribes of the Northwest.
Nez Perce, Flathead, Kutenai, Palus, Coeur D'Alene, Cayuse, and Kalispel, etc.