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>.

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