Indigenous American Culture Zones: The Pacific Northwest Coast

This is the fully edited version of my last video – audio and visuals.

Today we begin our survey of the major indigenous cultural regions of North America with an exploration of the intricately fascinating cultures of the Pacific Northwest coast.

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Sources and suggested reading
Handbook of North American Indians Vol 7, Northwest Coast – ed. Wayne Suttles
Cedar – Hillary Stewart
Peoples of the Northwest Coast: Their Archaeology and Prehistory – Kenneth Ames and Herbert Maschner
American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia – Dennis Kelley and Suzanne Crawford
Indians of the North Pacific Coast – ed Tom McFeat
My notes from college

In the Land of the War Canoes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fuwu0F4Js

If you want to learn more about traditional indigenous aquaculture both in the PNW and across the Pacific, here’s a fantastic website – https://www.seagardens.net

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
04:45 Geography
09:02 Complex Hunter-Gatherers
13:46 Complex Hunter-Gatherers: Agriculture
20:29 Complex Hunter-Gatherers: Sedentism and Possessions
25:16 Complex Hunter-Gatherers: Land Use
29:47 Complex Hunter-Gatherers: Social Stratification
44:07 The Guardian Spirit Complex
54:14 Potlatch
59:37 Art: An Analysis of Form
01:09:36 People of Salmon and Cedar
01:15:13 The Tragedy-Less Commons

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