Title: An iron hand upon the people
First published: 1990
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.
Subjects: Government relations, Indians of North America, Legal status, laws, Northwest Coast of North America, Potlatch, Rites and ceremonies, Indiens, Rites et cérémonies, Droit, Relations avec l'État, Indianen, Wetgeving, Verbot, Indians of north america, rites and ceremonies, Indians of north america, legal status, laws, etc., Indians of north america, government relations, Indians of north america, northwest, pacific
Places: Northwest Coast of North America
LC classification: E78.N78 C632 1990