Comparing Northwest Native American Communities

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Identify two native communities _______________, ______________,

1.Is their local ancestral language in use today? What are the languages?

2.Can and do the people eat the foods that their ancestors did?

3.What type of dwellings do the people inhabit? How appropriate to the climate and environment are the dwellings?

4.How are the people governed in local, state and federal relations? Who has authority over them? Is it appropriate?

5.How do the people choose their leaders?

6.How do the people support themselves? What type of activities sustain their lives?

7.What are the per capita incomes?

8.Are there any distinctive styles of dress or ornamentation worn by the people? Like what?

9.Do questions 3-8, have any relevance to the pre-pioneer period? Why?

10.What circumstances brought these people to their present situation?

Note

Questions 9,10 are essay in nature and will require at least three paragraphs each to answer them completely.