The Spokane were a Native American tribe that lived in the Northern United States. Their clothes were made out of deer or buffalo hide.

The Salish Flatheads huts were constructed out of animal hide or skin of animals.

A favorite game of the Salish children was trivia or guessing.

They would have Pow Wowś. These were meetings of Indian tribes. When they had a Pow Wow, there would be a truce.

When the Salish Flathead built their camp, the used animal hides and wooden sticks. When they would kill an animal the Salish Flatheads used bow and arrows or tomahawks.

When the men would come back from hunting, the women and children would prepare a meal. The Salish Flatheads ate deer, buffalo, and veggies.

The Spokane Native Americans lived in the eastern portion of what is now Washington state, parts of northern Idaho, and western Montana. The Spokane Indian Reservation is located in northeastern Washington and covers about 237 acres.

Before European contact, the tribe's population was estimated to be between 1400 - 2500 people. After Europeans arrived, they brought diseases that the Spokane were not immune to. The Spokane population dropped to about 700 people in 1829. Today, there are over 2,000 registered Spokane Native Americans.

Uranium was discovered on the reservation in the 1950s. The Spokane leased mining rights to the U.S . government to mine the uranium. The mine is now inactive and on the list of Superfund cleanup sites because careless mining left the water highly contaminated.

When dams and waterways were built near Spokane lands for hydroelectric power and irrigation, it affected the salmon run in the waters on the Spokane reservation. The Spokane built a salmon hatchery that releases salmon into Lake Roosevelt. The goal of the hatchery is to restore the salmon lost when the dams and waterways were constructed. The Spokane have been nationally and internationally recognized for their environmental and conservation efforts.

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