The Northwest Coast

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2. The Northwest Coast • What is the purpose of a potlatch? • To celebrate a marriage • To celebrate the completion of a couple’s new home. • To celebrate the birth of a child. • To celebrate the shamans.

3. The Northwest Coast • What is the purpose of a potlatch? • To celebrate a marriage • To celebrate the completion of a couple’s new home. • To celebrate the birth of a child. • To celebrate the shamans.

4. The Northwest Coast 2. What jobs do the present-day Kwakiutl perform? a. logging, construction, or hunting b. construction only c. logging, construction, and fishing d. hunters

5. The Northwest Coast 2. What jobs do the present-day Kwakiutl perform? a. logging, construction, or hunting b. construction only c. logging, construction, and fishing d. hunters

6. The Northwest Coast 3. Why did people visit the shaman? a. When they were planning on being married b. When they were old c. When they were 16 years old d. When they were ill

7. The Northwest Coast 3. Why did people visit the shaman? a. When they were planning on being married b. When they were old c. When they were 16 years old d. When they were ill

8. The Northwest Coast 4. What are common gifts given in the Kwakiutl culture? a. Copper shields and stacks of blankets b. Totem poles c. Vegetables cooked in fish oil d. Canoes

9. The Northwest Coast 4. What are common gifts given in the Kwakiutl culture? a. Copper shields and stacks of blankets b. Totem poles c. Vegetables cooked in fish oil d. Canoes

10. The Northwest Coast 5. What were the two major natural resources of the Northwest Coast? a. Forests and coastal waters b. Forests and mesas c. Coastal waters and plains d. Coastal waters and lakes

11. The Northwest Coast 5. What were the two major natural resources of the Northwest Coast? a. Forests and coastal waters b. Forests and mesas c. Coastal waters and plains d. Coastal waters and lakes