Location
The Kwakiutl lived along the North-West Coast.
North of California is an area called Pacific North-West.
It stretches between the Pacific Ocean and Cascade
Mountains.
This is where the Kwakiutl lived.
This is
one of the
places
that the
Kwakiutl
lived.
Homes
The Kwakiutl lived
in houses called
Plank Houses.
They had different
stations.
The Plankhouse
were made out of
wood.
This is a plank house.
These are
Kwakiutl
Plank
houses.
Roles of Men,Women, and Children
Men went hunting and
fishing.
Women made clothing and
took care of the house.
Boys helped their dad hunt
and girls helped their
mom do household chores
These
people
in the
Kwakiutl
Have
different
jobs.
Food
They ate fish like salmon,and
trout.
They also ate small seafood
such as clams,and large sea
animals such as seals. .
They also ate forest plants
such as berries.
The
Kwakiutl
ate a lot of
berries.
Clothing
Cloths were made out of
cedar bark.
Blankets woven on a half
loom.
They got some of their
clothing from woven dog
fur.
Beliefs and
Customs
The
Kwakiutl believed
that cedar trees,and
salmon were there to
help them.
Sometimes they sang a
song to the cedar,asking
to give them clothes and
shelter.
Totem Poles told a story
of Kwakiutl legends.
This is the top of a totem
pole.
Natural Resources
Trees were used for
clothes.
Another one is the ocean
for food, like fish, clams,
and salmon.
The Kwakiutl made
houses out of wood.
FUN FACTS
The northwest indians traded with each other.
The Kwakiutl built canoes out of wood to fish.
The Kwakiutl were famous for their Totem Poles.