What tools did the Walla Walla Indian Tribe use in the 1800's?

Question

Helping the granddaughter with a report on a specific Indian Tribe in the states of Washington and Oregon. Any info on the Walla Walla Tribe is greatly appreciated. Also, any websites anyone may know about.

Answer 1

"Many tribal members would move toward the Columbia and its main tributaries during the fishing seasons. Fishing was the primary means of livelihood and survival for Tribal members. The conditions along the Columbia and Snake River systems were so good that all that was required for a fisherman was a dip net, gaff hook, small spear, or a hook and line depending on where and what season they were fishing."
Fishing tools: nets, hooks, spears, baskets

"Columbia river people accessed the region through the river system by canoe and travel into the mountains was on foot sometimes relying on dogs to help pack the load."
tools for making & maintaining canoes and dog sleds

"Spiritually, the Tribes do not separate themselves from the surrounding natural world. Individuals have a personal relationship with the Creator through the sweathouse and individual Weyekin. Larger groups reinforce this personal relationship with the land and the Creator in the long house. The longhouse is the community center where Indian people come together as a community to practice religion, to mourn, to socialize, and to celebrate the occasion."
tools for maikng & maintaining longhouses and sweat lodges

"Tribal members relied on trade goods from the plains such as buffalo meat and hides, obsidian from the south as well as abundant seafood, plants, and medicines from the Pacific Northwest coast."
Some things they could not make or collect for themselves, so they traded for them

"The Tribes on the Plateau enjoyed gambling and wagering on stick games, foot races, wrestling, hide races, horse racing, or other competitive feats. Wagers would include items of value such as raw materials, meats, fish, roots, berries, horses, slaves, finished products such as baskets, nets, bows, arrows and many other items of value."
tools included horse management gear, fishing gear, bows & arrows and nets and baskets

"Stories and symbols were weaved into the many baskets, hats, and bags utilized by the people. Basketry evolved as a crucial survival tool and an art form. Elaborate balls of long hand woven string kept tract of many events of the peoples history."
tools for maikng baskets, hats, bags, woven fiber art

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Answer 2

Walla Walla Indian Tribe

Answer 3

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