2. Kwakiutl Stephen, Dakota and Trey

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

4. 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).

5. 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.

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

7. Kwakiutl Celebrations The Potlatch was one of their most famous celebrations.Potlatch 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.

8. Kwakiutl Vocabulary

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

10. 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.jpghttp://eprentice.sdsu.edu/S04X/deggleston/wq/images/pl_the_fisherman- wishham.jpg