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Potlatcha strict law bids us dance

Potlatcha strict law bids us dance
NR 54 minDocumentary
Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the Potlatch Archival photographs and films wax roll sound recordings police reports the original potlatch files and correspondence of agents form the basis of the reconstruction of period events while the film centres on a Potlatch given today by the Cranmer family of Alert Bay
DirectorDennis Wheeler

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Umista Cultural Society