Learn about the
Kalispel Tribe
Here are some species that are local to the Kalispel Tribe area. smoqʷeʔ Great Blue Heron
cišps
Wolverine
skʷtismyé Cougar
qʷyqʷay
American Bison
Local plant species
ʔastqʷ
Western Red Cedar
sxʷeʔlítxʷeʔ Camas
stšałq
Huckleberry
syeyqs Tule
The Kalispel Indian Reservation is located in Usk, Washington in Pend Oreille County.
qʡl̓ep (pit baking) An earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food.
Fire built on top
Dirt placed on top
Wood Rocks
Green plants
Food is placed into a woven sack, with a layer of green plants above and below
Trace the Salish words
qlispé Kalispel
sxʷeʔlítxʷeʔ Camas
es qqméyeʔi Fishing
es kʷlsncúti Cooking
Local Fish Native Suckerfish
Bulltrout
Mountain Whitefish
Stratigraphy Stratigraphy is important for understanding the age and context of an archaeological site.
Newest (uppermost)
Stratum A
Aluminum can
Stratum B Horseshoe
Glass Bottle
Oldest (deepest)
Stratum C Button
Bullet
Stratum D (sand and gravel)
Stone fishing hook
Fragments of broken bowls and jars tell us how people cooked and served their food.
Bones Bowl fragment
Stratum E
Archaeology Excavation Careful digging or excavation of soil reveals important details about the past, such as what people ate, where they lived, and what they did hundreds and thousands of years of ago. Soil is then sorted through a fine screen. Artifacts that remain in the screen are analyzed.
A trowel, brush, and other tools are used to find objects at an excavation site
Stone tools, like arrowheads and knives, can be analyzed for protein residue to find out what animals they were used for hunting or processing.
part of an uncovered deer skeleton
Match the animal with the correct Salish translation and color them
sxaslqs Moose
nłámqeʔ Black Bear
wu
Tundra swan
Fill in the blanks with the correct Salish word es kʷlsncúti
ʔastqʷ
nłámqeʔ
The
cxałq
like to eat fish such as
Earth ovens are used for The
pqlqeyn
is a tree native to western North America.
(Western red cedar)
(Bald eagles)
sxʷeʔlítxʷeʔ
kʷsixʷ
(cooking)
(Chinook salmon)
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has a black head and neck, and white cheeks. (Canadian goose)
The
(black bear)
(Camas)
likes to eat roots and berries.
is a species of flower.
Connect the dots to complete the picture.
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Help the beaver find its way back home.
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c̓x̣ałq (Chinook Salmon)