1. Kwakiutl Indians

2. Where did they live? Northwest coast of North America
Along the Pacific Ocean
Washington, Oregon, Northern California, up into British Columbia (Canada)
Along the east are mountains
LOTS of rain and breezy
Temperatures are warm, but get cooler as you move inland

3. Use the land to survive.
Most food came from the ocean or other waterways
Salmon was most important food
Sea otters, seals, fish, whales
Hunt bear and deer
Sweet berries, oysters, clams

5. Trees in the Pacific Northwest are some of the tallest in the world.
Kwakiutl tribes were expert wood craftsmen.
Wood was used for shelters, clothing, totem poles, dug-out canoes
Canoes housed 20 people including room for the fish they catch

7. How did they live? Longhouses / Cedar-plank house
Windowless, long, and narrow
Many family members (50 people)
Hole in the center ceiling for smoke
Most of the time was spent indoors to escape rain
Built along the shore and sometimes painted like totem poles

8. What did they wear?
Climate was great so very little clothes were needed
Summer- men hardly wore clothes except for a breechcloth
Tunics
Women would wear apron-type skirts made from bark
Winter- wear a rob made from the hair of a mountain goat
Wore moccasins
Cedar-bark hats

10. Ceremonies Potlatch Weddings
Potlatch for first salmon caught for the season
Ritual- throw the salmon bones and carcass back in the same spot the first salmon was caught that season

11. Questions to consider:
*Describe the similarities and differences of the Kwakiutl and Nez Perce tribes.
*How did Kwakiutl survive off the land?
*How did the surrounding land influence the life of the Kwakiutl?