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Plateau Party People Plateau Party People ProjectProject
Kasey, Nicole, Jessica, Olivia
Who Are the Plateau People Who Are the Plateau People and Why Do They Like to and Why Do They Like to
Party?Party?
The Plateau Party People were a group of culturally diverse Aboriginals that enjoyed a good party from 1000 BCE-European Contact!
POPULATION OF THE PLATEAU PEOPLEPOPULATION OF THE PLATEAU PEOPLE
Not a definite population, but it was rather large as the Plateau people covered a lot of land
LOCATIONLOCATIONLocated between the Rocky Mountains on the East and the Cascade on the WestSeries of extended plateausDiverse environments included:-sage-bush deserts (South)-sub-boreal spruce forests (North)
LANGUAGES OF THELANGUAGES OF THEPLATEAU PEOPLEPLATEAU PEOPLE
SALISH SALISH LANGUAGESLANGUAGESLillooetThompsonShuswap (Secwepemc)OkanaganLake First Nations
ATHAPASKANATHAPASKAN
ChilcotinCarrierTahltanNicola
*Northern Plateau*
Taglish KutenaiTaglish KutenaiTlingit
*Northeast*
Kutenia
*Southeast*
Work and Economy of the Work and Economy of the Plateau People Plateau People
WorkWork
Fishing station run by familiesChanged from fishing to trading
companies when European’s arrived
1858: Europeans wanted land, not trade
EconomyEconomySalmon fishing was crucialTheir life revolved around salmon
runsLearned how to catch and keep
salmon throughout the winter
Plateau People PoliticsPlateau People PoliticsIncluded village chief (headman)Each village had a council, and
voting rightsPacifism
Diet of the Plateau PeopleDiet of the Plateau People
Fun Fact!Fun Fact!The Plateau People hunted in small groups!
What Would the Plateau What Would the Plateau People Eat?People Eat?
Fresh deer, caribou, other game
Roots, bulbs, balsamroot, bitterroot
Fish (ice fishing during winter)
Lifestyle and Housing of the Lifestyle and Housing of the Plateau PeoplePlateau People
PITHOUSESPITHOUSES
Permanent settlement during all seasons
Originated in AsiaSupported by four main beams and
posts, placed over circular pit
LifestyleLifestyleSocializing considered to be very
importantMany social and ceremonial
activitiesPlayed gamesTold storiesWorked on building family
connectionsSweat lodges were common
practices
Works CitedWorks Cited Brune, Nick. “Plateau Peoples: 1000 BCE to
European Contact.” Defining Canada: History, Identity, and Culture. Ed. Melanie Myers. 2003. 47-51. Print.
Corbett, Steve. “Native People of the Plateau.” Cultural Anthropology Telecourse. Johnson Country Community College, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://staff.jccc.net?scorbett01?native%20americans/na_5.htm>.
Lamb, Kaye W. “Native People: Plateau.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p.: Historica-Dominion, 2007. Canadian Encyclopedia. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/native-people-plateau>.
“The Plateau.” Canada’s First People. Goldi Productions, 2007. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://www.firstpeoplesofcanada.com>.
Works Cited… ContinuedWorks Cited… ContinuedBalcom, Alison, et al. “The Wenatchee Valley
Plateau Indian Culture.” Daily Life of the Plateau Indians. N.p., 1999. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://pio.wsd.wednet.edu/SAMMgrant/NativeAm/life/life.htm>.
Bambi. N.d. Best Clip Art Blog. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://bestclipartblog.com/clipart-pics/bambi-clip-art-6.gif>.
“Britannica.” Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2012. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/463970/Plateau-Indian/261166/Political-organization>.
……And Again…And Again…A cartoon fish. An Irish Girl Can Cook.
Word, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://anirishgirlcooks.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fish_-_cartoon_01.gif>.
A food guide menu. N.d. The Basic Principles of the South Beach Diet. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://telefuturocanal23.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/south-beach-diet.jpg>.
Green Mountain Boys Hosting. Word, 2012. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://greenmountainboyshosting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/party_silhouette_people.jpg>.
THE END!THE END!
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