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Content: The Kwakiutl used the large trees to carve dugouts. Why do you think the front of the dugout is shaped that way? They also used the trees to build their homes. The Kwakiutl lived in long, narrow houses called long houses or plank houses. Up to 50 people from the same clan would live in one house. Totem poles are ceremonial statues that were carved by many of the tribes in the Pacific Northwest. The animals and figures on the totems represent the history of the family that lived in that house. The figures on the totems had specific meaning, and told of the family’s heritage, power, and place in the community. http://mrtalbot.com/2012/10/03/ history-of-kwakiutl-totem-poles/
Link to a video presentation on the history of totem poles. The Kwakiutl wove their clothes out of cedar bark twine
The bark from cedar trees was used to make twine.