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Potlatch at Gitsegukla

William Beynon's 1945 Field Notebooks
  • Edited by: Marjorie M. Halpin and Margaret Seguin Anderson
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2007
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This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch from Tsimshian scholar William Benyon reveals the wonderful complexities of the events that took place in Gitsegukla in 1945.

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Margaret Anderson is Regional Chair and Program Coordinator, Northwest for the University of Northern British Columbia, and the editor of the Tsimshian: Images of the Past, Views for the Present. Before her untimely death in 2001, Marjorie Halpin taught in the Department of Anthropology and was a curator at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia. Among her books is Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide.

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A meticulously transcribed and annotated version of these notes, set in a rich interpretive context.


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eBook published on:
October 1, 2007
eBook ISBN:
9780774852166
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296
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16 b&w photos, 1 map
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