Plateau

Tribes:
  • Nez Perce
  • Yakima
  • Thompson
  • Camas
  • Klamath
Food:
  • Salmon
  • Elk
  • Buffalo
  • Camas
  • Bitteroot
  • Bisket root
  • Pine nuts
  • Berries

Traditional Clothing:
  • Men ware robes
  •  Women ware dresses
  • Moccasins
  • Sandals
  • Basket hats
Housing
  • Long Houses
  • Tepees
  • Sometimes in the winter they live in pit houses dug into the ground
  • Along rivers and streams
Languages:
  • Salish
  • Algonquian
  • Athapaskan
  • Penutian 
Transportation:
  • Horses
  • Dugout Canoes
Traditional Ceremonies:
  • The people have a ceremony for children growing up, they play games, sing, and dance
  • Spirit Quest: 7 days in the mountain without food or drink. A spirit comes and shows the youth a special power
  • Funerals last 5 day, they sing to a drumbeat. The person belongings are usually burned so the family won't have to grieve as much.



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