Food: The main food was fish. This included halibut, herring and cod in the early summer. Later that season, they fished for salmon using nets. Nootka people also gathered crabapples, roots, berries and ferns. They also easily caught shellfish.
Shelter: Cedar planks made up Nootka homes. On the doorways were totem poles. These were carved with animal faces and bodies. The houses ranged anywhere from 40-100 feet in length. Only relatives lived in these houses.
Clothing: Women wore cedar-bark skirts while men wore almost nothing! Some wore moccasins but usually not because of the wet weather. When it was colder outside, the Nootka wore animal skins. Wealthy people wore bearskins while the poorer wore raccoon and wildcat.
Potlatches: Nootka people celebrated in Potlatches. These took place when something great happened, perhaps a wedding. They were organized by your place in society. Nootka used these ceremonies to give hereditary privileges and responsibilities. Sometimes this included getting ownership of supernatural songs and dances. This was a great social event for Nootka people. Potlatches were important because it was how people observed the eldest son (he was the one who was inheriting things).