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The Skokomish Tribe had
great way of surviving,
but their location and
climate effected them in
many ways.
The Skokomish Tribe
They heavly relied on fish for survival
They are the biggest tribe of Twana
Skokomish means The Big River People or River People.
Language: Salishan
regions :
mountains
beaches
grasslands
forests
lakes
Family Organization
When Married The Wife would
get the husband last name
Warmest Month July
Climates
Coolest Month: December
Wettest Month: December
As you can see the Skokomish had a
large amount of ideas with their
location, but think about how
you would adapt to this environment
Climate
January
32- 46
February
32- 50
March
35- 55
April
38- 61
May
43- 67
June
48- 72
July
51- 78
August
September
46- 73
October
40- 61
They wore Regalia
November
35- 51
December
31- 44
Elk and Salmon Ceremonies
Enemies
Fortunately the Skokomish Tribe had no enemies
Beliefs
Believed in two afterlives
In some burials, the body was put
into a canoe and lifted and secured
into a tree.
They believed that the the
Skokomish river was watched
over by Tsayatsetsaska
The Skokomish retell the story
of the Tebtabix
Works Cited
Government
Over 18= Part of government
they are part of a republic sort of like
The 7 members body
are elected by
general consul
council is composed
of tribal chairmen,
vice chair, and four
council member
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3048800097/skokomish.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skokomish_tribe
http://www.goia.wa.gov/tribal-information/tribes/skokomish.htm
http://kroatan.wikispaces.com/Skokomish
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/14/skokomish-tribe-weaves-tales-supernatural/?partner=RSS
http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/overview/060901
http://www.skokomish.org/historyculture.htm
Tools
Carving tools out of wood
Salmon Steelhead
Shellfish And fined species
Wooden Clubs
Hunted in the olympic
mountains (hunting
grounds)
Bows and arrows
Seasonal camps
Transportation
They made bridges out of wood to cross small ponds
They used canoes to cross a big lake
Mostly set up
houses in
washington
The traveled by foot to hunt and gather
they lived in
the pacific
northwest
Essentially lived next
to canals or bodies
of water for fishing
and farming
By: Justin Kim and Aaron Maymin