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Kwakiutl
Stephen, Dakota and Trey
About Kwakiutl
• The Kwakiutl lived along the northwest coast of North America.
• They depended on the land and sea for all their needs.
Who are Kwakiutl?• The tribe is a group of
Native North Americans who dwell in the N Vancouver Island and the nearby mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
• They are part of the Wakashan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic tribe.
• Kwakiutl culture was typical of the Northwest Coast area (including the custom of Potlatch).
Their Food
• The Kwakiutl hunted and fished for food.
• Some of their foods were dried salmon, deer meat and whale.
• They went out in the open sea and caught whales.
Their Clothes
• They used cedar trees for most of their clothes.
• They made skirts, shirts and shoes from cedar trees.
Kwakiutl Celebrations
• The Potlatch was one of their most famous celebrations.
• A Potlatch was held when babies were born and birthdays were celebrated.
• They exchanged gifts such as cedar boxes to keep dried fish in and a lot of other things.
Kwakiutl Vocabulary
Kwakiutl Pictures
Kwakiutl mask Kwakiutl’s clothes
Kwakiutl Man.
Potlatch Celebration
Kwakiutl Symbol of Harmony
Kwakiutl Wildlife Art
Kwakiutl Mask
Bibliography
• Houghton Miffin, Boston. 1991. Sea to Shining Sea.
• http://www.google.com/
• Music Spirit Feathers Mesa Music Consort
• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/kwakiutl.html
• http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/NativeAmericans/Kwakiutl.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakiutl
• http://www.nativeamericans.com/Kwakiutl.htm
• www.cashsave.com/islandnative
• http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/S04X/deggleston/wq/images/pl_the_fisherman-wishham.jpg