Answer:
Northwest Coast chiefs held the highest position in society.
Explanation:
I am not an expert, but I know Plateau tribes had chiefs based on ability.
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term: cheif
definition: Leaders in American Indian communities. The role differs between Plateau and Coastal Indians. Coastal Indians it is an inherited position and have more authority. With Plateau Indians it is an elected position earned through merit. There are multiple some at village level, band level and tribal level
Explanation:
relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system: ... Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions.
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