z7+Northwest+Coast

__Food__ Ate shellfish, seaweed collected from sea, salmon, halibut, walrus, seal, seagulls, bear, deer, berries, and experienced tribes ate whales [] Also hunted caribou, moose and elk along with blackbears and deer Some of the favorite berries were blueberries and huckleberries Could last whole winter with the amount of fish they caught Women gathered the nuts and the berries [] __Houses and Clothing__ They lived in plank houses To ceremonies they wore carved masks and robes They had tattoos on their lips Wore hats made of made of roots [] Houses were large, rectangular houses that housed 30 to 40 people Each family had space about the size of a barn stall Only wore footwear on long journeys Men wore footwear only on long journeys Also wore fur hats for headwear and rain capes and skin robes for warmth [] __Culture and Art__ The figures on totem poles were inherited, usually crested, which showed the family that lived in that house The Northwest Indians generally had three types of totem poles, house front poles that usually leaned against the houses, interior house post for support, and free standing memorial poles in front of the houses Some totem pole animals were seperated by grooves and others are intwined into each other [] Northwest Indians are best known for their artistry in basketry, wood carving, and weaving In basketry they made basket hats and capes For woodcarving they made ceremonial masks and totem poles In weaving they made the unusual Chilkat blankets [] __Weapons and Tools__ Used a wooden headpiece for protection Two tribes used wood canoes to hunt on the sea that could fit up to sixy men Used harpoons to hunt out of the canoes to kill the whales they hunted [] __Environment__ Mountainous, and had thick forests, narrow beaches, and deep inlets Since they were located in the mountains there were rivers and they caught many fish []