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Kwakiutl

Learn about the Kwakiutl tribe from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Discover their traditional lifestyle, food, clothing, celebrations like Potlatch, and more. Explore Kwakiutl's rich heritage and customs.

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Kwakiutl

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  1. Kwakiutl Stephen, Dakota and Trey

  2. About Kwakiutl • The Kwakiutl lived along the northwest coast of North America. • They depended on the land and sea for all their needs.

  3. 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).

  4. 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.

  5. Their Clothes • They used cedar trees for most of their clothes. • They made skirts, shirts and shoes from cedar trees.

  6. 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.

  7. Kwakiutl Vocabulary

  8. Kwakiutl Pictures Kwakiutl mask Kwakiutl’s clothes Kwakiutl Mask Kwakiutl Symbol of Harmony Kwakiutl Wildlife Art Kwakiutl Man. Potlatch Celebration

  9. 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

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