The Northwest Natives
By Maya Levine Rachel Harris
Netanya Lebach Kayla Montero
Food
 Native Americans that
lived in the Northwest
of the country used
resources, like cedar
bark and salmon.
Speaking of cedar bark,
the Northwest Indians
had lots of cedar bark
which they used for
practically everything.
Food
 The woman would
cook the food in
bent boxes which
were made from
cedar bark. The
boxes had a coating
that made the wood
durable when it was
being used with fire.
Food
 One thing they did was
cooking. Usually the
men caught fish or any
other animal, and the
woman cooked it.
Native American woman
who lived in the
Northwest made
smoked salmon, seal,
sea lions, herring,
halibut, cod, flounder
and whale.
Clothing
 Native Americans would
do indoor activities if it
was really cold out--like
making clothing. The
materials they used to
make clothing were
cedar bark which was
peeled, separated and
softened. Otter fur,
deerskin, leather and
woolly dog hair were
also used.
Family life
 The Northwest
native women and
men lived differently,
and had different
jobs.
Men’s Roles
 For the men to catch things
they would make weapons
which they also used for war,
but not necessarily the same
kind. Men would go to war,
men would hunt, and also
plant herbs, to help
sicknesses.
Women’s Roles
 A woman’s role
would be cleaning,
picking berries,
making clothing,
making food, and
making shoes. Men
and women would
make their houses
together.
HOMES AND SHELTER
The way people made
their homes was they
would take plants of
cedar bark and four
corner posts to hold up
the house. To make the
planks they would
pound sharp pieces of
wood in with a hammer.
This tool was called a
maul.
MORE HOMES AND SHELTER
 The roof was also
made of cedar
planks with rocks. In
the houses there
would be one very
large room.
TOOLS
 They used shields,
arrows and spears.
They sharpened rocks
and used animal muscle
to help make some of
the tools. They also
used the poison from
some of the plants by
mixing together some
of the herbs.
Language
 The languages people
spoke were Athapascan,
Wakashan, and others.
Some of the tribes
were the Bella Coola,
Chinook, Aaida, Klikitat,
Kusakiutl, Nookta,
Quileute, Quinalt,
Tlingit, and Tsimshian.
Beliefs/Ceremonies
 Some of the things they
believed in were souls, lost
souls, ghosts, great spirit,
and shamans. Soul catchers
were made to look like
tubes. Raising a totem pole
was accompanied by a
potlatch. Potlatches were
celebrated during the
marriage of a chief.