The Nootka Clubmen are used in the same manner as Pikemen, they are primarily good at destroying buildings. The only stand out feature of the unit is its ability to train very quickly (especially with Nootka Potlatch researched), a tactic best used through a Native Embassy as it can be built near the enemy base to constantly pump out building destroyers.
They are also quite affordable, costing only 15 wood and 85 food. While they are 45 more expensive in Food than Pikemen, this is not much of a hindrance, if a player has advantages concerning Food gathering, such as the Sioux, and the low Wood cost doesn't put a dent into base construction.
They also have decent HP for such an expendable unit, and unlike (non-Spanish) Pikemen, they are more upgradable, slightly making up for their unremarkable multipliers. All in all, they should be considered if one intends to rush with population-free, swarming units.
Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted (+50% hit points and attack)
The Legendary Native Warriors improvement is available in the Capitol for European civilizations and in the Town Center for Native American and Asian (as Exalted Natives) civilizations.
The Nootka lived in northwestern North America. Their common name is probable misinterpretation on the part of Captain Cook, who promoted the word meaning "come around" as the name for the Nootka people. The Nootka wore clothing of cedar bark that shed the rains of their Pacific Northwest home and also furs for the winter cold. They hunted whales and other sea creatures with two-headed harpoons that were designed to drive home even if one head was deflected or broken. In war they wielded heavy clubs and maces, some decorated with the striking surface protruding like a thick stone tongue from the mouth of a frightfully stylized man.