English Notes

The Tribes of the Pacific Northwest

• Tribes in the Pacific Northwest
• 2000 miles from northern California to the Alaskan panhandle, the Pacific Northwest Coast was originally  home to more than 70 distinct tribes
• Spokane
• Salish
• Tlingit
• Haida
• Nootka
• Chinook
• Makah
• Culture Area
• Burden baskets
• Totem Poles
• Have watchmen on top
• Totem-animal symbol of a family
• Have symbols of people who live in the home
• Were intended to protects communities and homes
• http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/all_roads_are_good/HaidenHouse.htm
• Chilkat blankets
• Not a rectangle
• Covers but
• The Spokane tribe
• www.spokanetibe.com
• Eastern Washington
• Originally three tribes who lived along the Spokane River at various points
• Salmon Fishers
• Salmon run in late summer
• Seasonally migrated
• Tipis were typical homes for Spokane Indians
• Powwows
• During the summer, the three tribes would meet up to collect foodstuffs together and to  socialize. Today  the Powwow season, June to September, serves a similar social function.
• " A powwow is a gathering of native Americans. It derives from the Narragansett word powwaw,  meaning "spiritual leader"." (Wikipedia)
• Spokane Arts
• Basketry
• Including distincitive basket hates and capes)
• Woodcarving
• Especially ceremonial masks and majestic totem poles
• Weavings
• Including the unusual Chilkat blankets