cheifs+of+the+north+west+coast

=**Chiefs of the north west coast**= =Interesting facts=
 * **Question** || **Answer** ||
 * **How long would a chief reign?** || **If they became chief they would be chief until the passed away.** ||
 * **Were the Indian tribes hostile or friendly to the white settlers?** || **Some tribes were hostile at first but then became friendly.** ||
 * **Why would a chief host a potlatch?** || **a** **chief would hold a potlatch to show every body how wealthy he is.** ||
 * **Did you have to have allot of money to be chief?** || **yes you would need allot of money. one of the ways a person would become cheif is if they had alot of wealth or allot of rare things.** ||
 * ===**Any person would become chief if they had valuable stuff or owned allot. (especially when the white settlers came)**===
 * **dentalia shells were as rare as gold to the Indians.**
 * **the most powerful chiefs had a copper shield.**
 * **the copper shields were so famous and powerful that everybody knew its history and the names of people in the clan that had owned them before.**
 * **copper shields were so rare if the poorest person found enough raw peaces of copper to make four shields he or she could easily become chief.**