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Trace the Carnivores Grizzly bear
Hun ng
Black bear
Other Carnivores Mountain lion
Lynx Wolverine
Herbivores
Moose
American bison
Caribou
White tail deer
Beaver
A variety of animals are hunted, including deer and elk. They are used for their meat, but can also be used to make clothing and bone tools.
Pit Baking
Local Plants Tule
Cooking
Huckleberry Western red cedar Camas Camas is a vital staple for the Kalispel people, which is a nutritious onion-like root. The flower blooms in the spring, and the bulb is dug in the summer, then dried or baked.
Camas bulb
Connect the Dots To Catch a Fish
Fishing
Rainbow trout
Na ve sucker
Other Native Fish
Fish could be caught with bone hooks, nets, waterfall baskets, and weirs set at the mouth of streams.
Chinook salmon
Bulltrout
Salish Words Tracing Time Tule
Bulltrout
American Bison
Camas
Salish Words Fill in the Blank Hunting
Look for the camas bulb symbol to get the answers
Fishing
Pit baking
Cooking
Food was cooked in many ways (smoked, dried, and baked). Archaeologists often find earthen ovens which were used to cook camas and meat
Help the Archaeologist Find their Tools
Archaeologist Digs for Ar facts Stone tools, like arrowheads and knives, can be analyzed for protein residue to find out what animals they were used for hunting or processing.
Help the Archeologist Find the Arrowhead
Arrowheads were made from local stone, and from traded obsidian as far away as Wyoming.
Archaeological 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 ago. Soil is then sorted through a fine screen. Artifacts that remain in the screen are analyzed.
Earth Oven Found
Stratigraphy is important for understanding the age and context of an archaeological site.
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How an earth oven works 1. A pit is dug 2. Firewood and rocks are burned creating red-hot rocks on the bottom 3. Moist green plants are placed over the rocks 4. Fresh camas and othe foods are put into sack made of vegtable fibers 5. Covered with another layer of plants 6. Earth is put over the all the layers 7. A fire it built on top of the earth mound.
The Pend Oreille Valley Home of the Kalispel People
The Pend Oreille Valley is the home of the Kalispel people, and an abundance of wildlife, plants, and important resources.