NAME ___________________________________________PERIOD _____Date ____________

FILMSTRIP A. "How They lived"

1. What was the main source of the Coastal Indian's diet?

Salmon

2. What is a Weir?

A high wooden fence across a river that trapped fish

3. Name two tools used for fishing.

nets, spears, fish hooks

4. For what were the Nootka Indians famous?

Whale hunting

5. What jobs did the women do in the winter?

Cooked eight meals a day, weave mats, nets, hats, baskets, made blankets from the wool of mountain goat or a small white dog.

6. What jobs did the men do in the winter?

wood carving - bowls, spoons, dishes, hooks, clubs, bows, masks, rattles, bone charmes, canoes, totem poles

7. What were the rules for unmarried women?

Girls could not look at a man outside the family

8. Who were the "Keepers of the Culture"?

Elders - They passed down legends, stories and values which set standards of behavior

FILMSTRIP B. "Arts and Crafts"

1. In what season was most of the wood carving done?

Winter, during the rainy season after the food was in.

2. What is an adze?

wood smoothing tool

3. How do you think metal tools acquired from the European changed Indian art?

They could produce more and better art.

4. What did the Indian make out of the inner bark of the cedar bark?

Clothing, hats, and baskets

5. Why did Indian women keep a small white dog?

To make blankets when they could not get mountain goat wool

FILMSTRIP C. "Myths and Ceremonies"

1. Who was the "Changer" and what was his task?

He took the form of raven, the first and greatest spirit. His job was to make a home for man who was coming. He changed the monsters and beasts into birds and animals.

2. What spirit had to be found by each young Indian to help him in life's work?

Guardian spirit

3. What is the name of the ceremony that turns a boy into a man?

Initiation Ceremony - There was no such thing as adolescence in Native American culture. You were either treated by the culture as a child or as an adult.

4. Name two ceremonies which would help a family gain status and prestige.

marriage and potlatch

5. What did the giver of a potlatch gain from giving things away?

Status and prestige