Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans

Kyleigh Kalso

Region

• The Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans were located on the Pacific Northwest Coast of the United States.

• This includes modern day Oregon, Washington, and even as far north as Alaska.

How I Made My Model• I used cardboard boxes, wooden craft

sticks, and hot glue to make my Native American home.

• I used cedar sticks to make the three totem poles that go in front of my home.

• I used sand paper and golden glitter to make the floor of my environment. This represents how the ground in this region would be sandy because it was on a coast.

Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Homes

• The Northwest Native Americans would have made their homes out of red cedar trees because they were surrounded by great forests.

• Their homes were considered sturdier than most other Native American homes because they were built out of strong wood.

• Totem poles, made out of cedar, are located on the fronts of homes. They were used to tell stories because the Northwest Coast Native Americans had no written language.

• These homes had to be connected with wood pegs because there were no nails available to connect the wood.

Environment and Culture• A totem pole in front of a Native American’s home

would show the ancestry and the social rank of that family.

• Jobs of men in this region include hunting, gathering and fishing. The men also made large canoes that could be up to 60 feet long.

• Jobs of women include making baskets, making clothes, cooking, and taking care of children.

• The Northwest Coast Native Americans ate a lot of ate salmon, seals, sea otters, whales, and other types of shellfish from the water.