Textbook/Lecture Notes
The First Americans
Paleo-Indians
Digging for Artifacts
Historic American Indians
Coastal and Plateau Tribes
Trade Connections
The Horse
Disease Frontiers
Protohistoric Change
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Topic: Chapter Three: American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (pg. 36-55 )
1. The First Americans
a. Tell about how “Kennewick Man”
was found and examined (38)
b. What was the age of the “Man”? (38)
c.Why did tribes want his remains?(39)
d. What did courts decide?(39)
e. What was old theory of migration
to America? New theories?
(39)
2. Paleo-Indians
a. When did humans enter NW?(40)
b. What was proof? (40)
c. After Paleo-Indian, new
group? new weapons? (40)
d.population size/change over time?(40)
e. By 2,000 years ago?(40)
3. Historic Am. Indians
a. What are historic peoples?(42)
b. Two historic N.A. groups?(42)
4. The Coastal People
a. What advantages did the
Coastal tribes have? (42)
b. The Salish people are?(42)
c. How is Chinook culture different?(42)
Salmon Life Cycle (44).
Describe the life cycle of the salmon
How has modern technology affected the cycle?
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Notes:
d.What do they trade? (42-43)
e.Special language & why it’s needed (43)
f. Basic social units? (44)
g.What determined wealth/status? (44)
h. Leaders? (44)
i. Slaves? (44)
j. Tell about a potlatch (45)
k. Tell about spiritual life.(46)
l.Describe the “salmon-people”(46)
5. The Plateau People
a. What natural events shaped
the lives of Plateau people? (47)
b. Two main language groups? (47)
c. Roles of men and women?(49)
6. Trade Connections
a. Where did trade take place? (51)
b.How did horse change Indians?(51)
7. The Horse
a.Which group used horses more?(52
b. How did first Indians to see
horses think of them?(52)
c. How do horses change
violence between tribes?(52)
8. Disease Frontiers
a. What diseases spread into
tribes in late 1700’s? (54)
e. What was effect on population? (54)
9. Protohistoric Change
a. When is protohistoric period in PNW? (54)
b. What are some protohistoric changes? (54)
c. What is the Prophet Dance? (54)
d. Why did Prophet Dance develop? (54)
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