An iron hand upon the people : the law against the Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0295970502
ISBN 13
9780295970509
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1990
Publisher
Pages
230
Subject
Potlatch -- Northwest Coast of North America
Tags
Potlatch -- Northwest Coast of North America, Indigenous peoples -- Northwest Coast of North America -- Rites and ceremonies, Indigenous peoples -- Rites and ceremonies, Indigenous peoples -- Northwest Coast of North America -- Government relations, Indigenous peoples -- Government relations, Potlatch, Indigenous peoples -- Legal status laws etc. -- Northwest Coast of North America, Indigenous peoples -- Legal status laws etc.
Abstract
"In 1885 the Canadian government outlawed the potlach, a ceremony central to the cultures of many Northwest Coast Indians. This timely and important book traces the history of the antipotlatch law, the government's attempts to enforce it and the widespread native opposition to the repressive legislation, shedding new light on a crucial chapter in the history of North American native peoples."--Back cover.
Description
230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Number of Copies
1