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Secret of the dance

Spalding, Andrea (author.). Scow, Alfred, (author.). Gait, Darlene, 1968- (illustrator.).

Summary: Based on real events. In 1885 the Canadian government passes a law forbidding Aboriginal people to hold ceremonies, including the Potlatch. But these ceremonies were the vary essence of West Coast Aboriginal culture and so were continued in secrecy. After WW1 the government mad determined efforts to stop Potlatches. Once caught participants could go to jail or have all of their ceremonial regalia confiscated. In 1935 the family of Alfred Scow held a secret Potlatch at the village of Kingcome. Alfred and his sister were not allowed to attend because, if caught they would be removed from their families. This night, though, Alfred secretly watches the secret Potlatch and sees his father dance.

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  • ISBN: 9781554691296 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm.
    regular print
    print
  • Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2006.
Subject: Potlatch -- Juvenile fiction
Kwakiutl Indians -- Juvenile fiction
Topic Heading: Aboriginal
First Nations
Adrienne Gear: Reading power
Scow, Alfred - Kwakwa'ka'wakw Nations - Junior Fiction.
Pender Island author

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  • 21 of 25 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.

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Terrace Public Library E Spa (Text) 002004455 Easy Books Volume hold Checked out 2024-05-11

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