An edition of Potlatch at Gitsegukla (1999)
Potlatch at Gitsegukla
William Beynon's 1945 notebooks
By William Beynon
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Publish Date
2000
Publisher
UBC Press
Language
eng
Pages
270
Description:
"William Beynon's notebooks are among the most significant written records of Northwest coast potlatching and are an unsurpassed resource documenting these activities among the Gitksan. This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch reveals the wonderful complexities of the events the took place in Gitsegukla in 1945."--BOOK JACKET.