How did the Native Americans gather food?

Answer 1

The Northwest Pacific people got their food in many different ways. Some caught fish or other ocean animals. People gathered shellfish, clams, barnacles, and scallops. Some people lived in the forest. Their jobs were to look for bird eggs, plants, and animals to eat. The hunters tracked deer, beavers, caribou, or bears. Most women were responsible for cleaning the salmon that where caught by the men.

Answer 2

Animals were killed with spears, bows, traps. Fish were caught with nets or by hand and clams, lobster and crabs were collected near the shore.

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Gathering refers to collecting natural foods as opposed to hunting. It includes such activities as berry picking and picking up acorns and pecans.

Answer 3

Tlingits traditionally ate mostly salmon, seal, and other marine life. Hunting for animals was traditionally a supplement and to gain fur and animal skins for clothing. Tlingits used basket traps, spears, and special hooks hand crafted to catch meals.

Answer 4

Chinooks were hunters and fishermen. They gathered roots and berries. They also traded for food.

Arrow heads and spear tips were made of stone with wooden shafts. Fish nets and line were made of woven tree bark and/or grasses.

Roots were sometimes dug using a double tipped canoe paddle.

The main foods of the Chinook people were salmon, elk, and wapato root.

Answer 5

They used fishing spears, hooks, and nets to fish and gather oysters from the water. They also gathered wild plants and berries.

Answer 6

they use bow n arrows and fish nets