An iron hand upon the people
Subtitle: the law against the potlatch on the Northwest coast
By: Douglas Cole & Ira Chaikin.
Contributors: Chaikin, Ira.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre; University of Washington Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Vancouver; Seattle, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America -- Rites and ceremonies; Potlatch -- Northwest Coast of North America; Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Northwest Coast of North America; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America -- Government relations
Description: Re-examination of the history of the potlatch, the law and the Indians response to the legislation. Despite being subjected to a paternalism that became increasingly authoritarian, British Columbia's Indians remained significant participants in their own cultural destiny.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-223) and index.