Author: Ronald Preston Rohner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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References and recommended readings: p.111.

Author: G. S. Prentzas
Publisher: New York : Chelsea House
ISBN: 9780791016640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79

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Examines the life and culture of the Kwakiutl Indians.

Author: Audrey Hawthorn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780295966403
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Nurtured by a benevolent land and guided by a sophisticated mythology, the Kwakiutl Indians of the British Columbia coast developed an art that is characterized by variety, skill, and power. Even after white culture began to interfere with the Indians' traditional living patterns, their art, firmly rooted in ceremony, continued to flourish and produced an exuberant array of carved masks, house posts, totem poles, feast dishes, rattles, whistles, and other objects. In 1927, the beginnings of what is now a superb collection of Kwakiutl art were assembled at the University of British Columbia. Audrey Hawthorn has played a key role in helping the collection grow. "Kwakiutl Art" celebrates, documents, and illustrates some of the finest examples of this art and the carvers who created it.

Author: Franz Boas
Publisher: Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Translated Kwakiutl texts dealing with dreams and information relating to the social organization of the tribe.

Author: Franz Boas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 706

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Author: Franz Boas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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Author: Harry F. Wolcott
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759105256
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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This book is a reprint of a now classic text dealing with Wolcott's dissertation topic on the study of a Kwakiutl Indian village and the one-room school he taught at Village Island in the Alert Bay region of British Columbia. Within the book, Wolcott's interest in anthropology and training as an educator are blended together to present a unique look into the educational training of Indian children. Village life and the social environment from which young Indian children learn cultural conventions are skillfully contrasted with the formal, structured educational system--of which Wolcott as a teacher is part of--within the village. In showing these two opposing educational systems, the author is able to highlight problems that arise and additionally the issues which come from an ethnographer being involved in a situation more than through just observation.

Author: Audrey Hawthorn
Publisher: University of British Columbia ; Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press
ISBN:
Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 494

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Tribes include: Bella Coola -- Haida -- Kwakiutl -- Nootka -- Salish -- Tsimshian./ Works include: Boxes -- Canoes -- Ceremonial curtains -- Clothing -- Headdresses -- Masks -- Puppets -- Rattles -- Soul catchers -- Tableware -- Tools and weapons -- Totem poles -- Whistles.`/ Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-405) and index./ Also issued online.

Author: Stanley Walens
Publisher: Facts On File
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Kwakiutl Indians. Includes a picture essay of their crafts.

Author: Margaret Craven
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 1101969539
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Amid the grandeur of the remote Pacific Northwest stands Kingcome, a village so ancient that, according to Kwakiutl myth, it was founded by the two brothers left on earth after the great flood. The Native Americans who still live there call it Quee, a place of such incredible natural richness that hunting and fishing remain primary food sources. But the old culture of totems and potlatch is being replaces by a new culture of prefab housing and alcoholism. Kingcome's younger generation is disenchanted and alienated from its heritage. And now, coming upriver is a young vicar, Mark Brian, on a journey of discovery that can teach him—and us—about life, death, and the transforming power of love.