Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is located in the northwest United States, mostly Oregon and Washington State. The indians of this region were skilled seamen and fishermen. This region is also the home of the totem poles. Yep, that's right, the indians of this region were the inventors of the totem pole. Totem poles were not religious, as many whites thought them to be. They represented a family's wealth, and were made quite often. Fish was the most plentiful wild game in this region, so the indians living here ate it often. They used well crafted canoes to fish. The well known tribes of the Pacific Northwest were the Chinook, Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Nuuchahnulth, Quinault, Quileute, Chehalis, Makah, Salish, Chimakum, Lummi, Klallam, Tillamook, and Alsea.

Chinook indians by Mount Hood, Oregon