FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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carve canoes
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weave and pick berries
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make totem poles
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give speeches
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Kwakiutl Indians were fishing people. Kwakiutl men caught fish and sea mammals from their canoes. They also hunted deer, birds, and small game. Kwakiutl women gathered clams and shellfish, seaweed, berries, and roots.
Detailed explanation-2: -They lived in large rectangular houses made from cedar wood. They made dugout canoes from the trunks of cedar trees. The Kwakiutl got most of their food by fishing and hunting deer and moose. The Kwakiutl were famous for their ceremonial feasts known as potlatches.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kwakiutl Traditions Like many cultures of the Pacific coast, the Kwakiutl practiced potlatch ceremonies. A potlatch is a massive gathering of different families and groups, during which various religious ceremonies were performed, marriages were exchanged, and items were traded.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were men and women’s roles in the Kwakiutl tribe? Kwakiutl women gathered plants, herbs and clams and did most of the child care and cooking. Men were fishermen and hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine.