Kwakiutl"kwah-kee-oo-tl."

Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. This includes , British Columbia.

What type of climate do the Kwakiutl people

live in?

What kinds of plants can grow in their

environment?

The Pacific Northwest has a very mild climate

It is cool in the summer time and has very mild winter time.

This area of North America experiences high levels of precipitation with some areas receiving up to 200” of rain per year. Georgia’s average rain fall per

year is 50”.

- The women of the Kwaliutl tribe gathered plants such as berries, roots, and nuts that grew wild. To collect salt

to flavor theirfood, the women gathered seaweed

from the ocean.

What did the Kwakiutl people eat?

How did they obtain their food?

What did the Kwakiutl people eat?Their main source of meat was

caribou hunted by the men. They also hunted moose, deer, rabbits,

and beaver.Fish, especially salmon, was a

staple in their diet. Other commons foods included seal,

clams, and sea otters. They fished in canoes made of

cedarand redwood trees harvested from the dense forests surrounding their

villages.Occasionally they could even catch

a whale with wooden harpoons.

Where did the Kwakiutl people live?What was their village

like?

From the abundant forests of cedar and redwood trees, the Kwakiutl built houses

calledplank houses, or clan houses. Each building of planks could house 30-40 members of the

same clan. Each family had an area of the one room dwelling and each cooked their

own foodon their own cook fire. Clans would construct totem poles, which showed family legends,

events, or symbols. Made of wood and carved with figures of animals or people, totem poles

became family identification symbols.

What type of clothing did the Kwakiutl

people wear?

The Kwakiutl made rain capes and coatsfrom animal skins. They also used tree bark and wood to make shoes with hard soles.

Woman made jewelry from bird feathers, sea shells fish scales.

What are the Kwakiutl traditions and what was their culture like?

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