Create a spider map that details the environment and culture of the Native Americans of the Plateau Region
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LOCATION
ENVIRONMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
FIRST NATIONS OF THE PLATEAU
Between the Cascade and Rocky mountains in Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon and Washington, and British Columbia.
It is semi-arid with very cold winters and hot summers. There are large rivers, flatlands, gorges, hills, forests, and mountains.
The streams and rivers are full of fish. The forests and valleys have deer, elk, bears, foxes, rabbits, and badgers. The dry plateau grasslands have sagebrush. Wild berries, nuts and, camas root also provide food.
HOMES
TIPI
Some of the First Nations that live in the Plateau Region are the Klamath, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Nez Perce, Spokane, Yakama, Lillooet, and Shuswap.
TRADITIONS
NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE PLATEAU
CLOTHING
Three shelters were useful depending on the season: a pit house or underground home in the winter, a tipi that was portable and used when following game, or a tule-mat lodge in the summer.
PIT-HOUSE
Digging sticks with animal horn tops were crafted to dig up camas root, the bulbs of which were nutritious food source. Tule reeds were woven into mats used for homes.
People wore intricate woven-grass basket hats help protect against the sun. Softened bark was used for clothing. When interaction with the Plains nations brought horses to the region, they began to also use leather.