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Social Studies, Chapter 2, Lesson 4 Outline
IV. The Northwest Coast
A. Rich Resources
1. Potlach means “______”
2. Tribes of the Northwest Coast, including the______, the______, the______, and the ______gave such parties.
3. The Northwest Coast cultural region had plentiful ______resources, such as tall, sturdy______, game for ______, and waters filled with______and______.
4. The people got all they needed from______and ______.
5. The Kwakiutl lived on______along the______coast of what is now______.
6. Displaying______and______were very important in Kwakiutl culture. ______shields and stacks of______were common gifts.
7. The______a carved post with______or other images representing a person’s ancestors, was another way to show______.
8. With so much______available, the Kwakiutl became master______.
9. A master carver used a single cedar ______to make a dugout______used to______at sea. They hunted for______, ______, and______. Such prey provided______for food, ______for clothing, and______for lamps and heating.
B. Customs and Traditions
1. A______was an important person in Kwakiutl culture who people came to when they were not______well. They believed the shaman could______them. Both ______and______could become shamans in the Kwakiutl culture.
2. Kwakiutl shaman sometimes performed______ceremonies. They wore carved______.
3. Because______was plentiful, they had time to create beautiful objects such as______, ______, and ______which were carved from wood and decorated with______. The objects reflected the Kwakiutls’ ______for the ______around them.
4. Kwakiutl could wear______clothing due to the mild coastal______. Women wove______bark into ______, which they made into______for themselves and______for the men.
5. They also wore clothing made of______. In the colder weather, they put on______furs.
6. The forests’ cedar______provided sturdy ______. Logs provided the______posts for a house and its roof beams. ______cut from logs formed the walls and roof.
C. The Kwakiutl Today
1. Today only about______survive. Most men work in______, ______, and______.
2. They keep many aspects of their______culture.
3. They have added new______. Foods such as______, ______, ______, and ______have joined berries, game, and fish.
4. Powerboats have replaced their cedar______.
5. Newer building methods have replaced traditional cedar______.
6. Both medical______and shamans serve the people.
7. The Kwakiutl still give______today.