FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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The Northwest Indian diet depended heavily on fish. How did they traditionally get their fish?
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They bought and traded fish with other American Indian groups in the region.
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They depended on their kayaks, which they used to travel up and down the large rivers.
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Using movable shelters, they could follow the fish along the many different rivers.
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Building sod houses allowed them to travel in search of rivers and streams to find fish.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The foods eaten by the natives were as varied as they were plentiful. Diets were comprised of mainly berries, fish, and mammals with some herbs, birds, and shellfish supplementing the staples.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salmon have long been the symbol and lifeblood of the people who call the Pacific Northwest home. Columbia Basin salmon play an important role in the ecosystem of the region, returning ocean nutrients to the rivers and streams where they were born, feeding wildlife and even the forests with their bodies.
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