People of the Potlatch
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.18
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980
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content: Laura Boulton films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (20 minutes, color sound; 745 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film produced for the National Film Board of Canada. Shot in British Columbia among the Haida and Tsimshian peoples, the film depicts the life and customs of Northwest coast American Indians. Scenes include traditional Northwest coast villages, preparations for potlatch, fishing for salmon with nets and basket traps, digging razorback clams, trading, foodways, and Christian congregations and secular celebration. Also included is an elderly chief dressed in a bear claw kilt, ermine skin headdress and mask, and dancing and singing.

Legacy Keywords: Potlatch ; Fishing salmon razorback clam ; Seaweed ; Landscape scenic shots of coastline ; Canning salmon ; Trading fur ; Jewelry bracelets ; Statuary small totem poles ; Religion religious influence Anglicanism ; School Canadian government school ; Vessels fishing boats ; Procession secular marching band ; Games tug of war ; Music traditional ; Songs traditional ; Instruments musical instruments ; Musical instruments percussion