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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

Fun Facts

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

Clothes

October

40- 61

They wore Regalia

November

35- 51

December

31- 44

Regalia were very warm

because they keep the heat

inside

Ceremonies

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

Culture

housing

Tools

food

Carving tools out of wood

Salmon Steelhead

Shellfish And fined species

houses made out of reed and wood

Wooden Clubs

lived in mat houses

Hunted in the olympic

mountains (hunting

grounds)

Bows and arrows

Seasonal camps

Made houses next to canals

They were hunters, gatherers

and farmers

Gathered berries

they farmed reed

Transportation

They made bridges out of wood to cross small ponds

They used canoes to cross a big lake

Location

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

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