Nations of the Northwest Coast /

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by Smithyman, Kathryn,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Kalman, Bobbie. Series: Native nations of North America Published by : Crabtree Pub. Co., (New York :) Physical details: 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. Subject(s): Indians of North America --Northwest Coast of North America --History. | Indians of North America --Northwest Coast of North America --Social life and customs. | Indians of North America --Northwest Coast of North America. Year : 2004 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Vernon River Consolidated School 979.5 SMI Available
Vernon River Consolidated School 979.5 SMI Available

Includes index.

The Northwest Coast -- Clans, moieties, and phratries -- Villages -- Salmon and cedar -- Homes of the Northwest Coast -- Traveling the waterways -- Trade -- The potlatch ceremony -- Northern peoples -- Central peoples -- Southern peoples -- People from other lands arrive -- Changed ways of life -- The nations today.

Explores how the waters, mountains, and forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided food and shelter for groups such as the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Kwakiutl for thousands of years.