Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance (1975)
Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the Potlatch. Archival photographs and films, wax roll sound recordings, police reports, the original potlatch files, and correspondence of agents form the basis of the reconstruction of period events, while the film centres on a Potlatch given today by the Cranmer family of Alert Bay.
Director: Dennis Wheeler
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 54 min
Release Date: January 1, 1975
Cast
- Gloria Cranmer Webster - Narrator
Music: Joe Mock
Editing: Sally Paterson
Production: U'mista Cultural Society
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
colonialism, canadian history, indigenous peoples, indigenous rights, indigenous sovereignty
More Films by Director: Dennis Wheeler
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance about?
- Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the Potlatch. Archival photographs and films, wax roll sound recordings, police reports, the original potlatch files, and correspondence of agents form the basis of the reconstruction of period events, while the film centres on a Potlatch given today by the Cranmer family of Alert Bay.
- Who directed Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance?
- Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was directed by Dennis Wheeler.
- Who stars in Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance?
- Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance stars Gloria Cranmer Webster.
- How long is Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance?
- Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance has a runtime of 54m (54 minutes).
- What genre is Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance?
- Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance is a Documentary film.
- Where was Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance produced?
- Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was produced in Canada.