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previously sold, in their version of an art market. During potlatch, copper pieces would be brought out, and bids were placed on them by rival chiefs. The highest bidder would have the honour of buying said copper piece. If a host still held a surplus of copper after throwing an expensive potlatch, he was considered a wealthy and important man. Highly ranked members of the communities often have the Kwakʼwala word for "copper" as part of their names.
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1386:] try to do. We do not want to have anyone here who will interfere with our customs. We were told that a man-of-war would come if we should continue to do as our grandfathers and great-grandfathers have done. But we do not mind such words. Is this the white man's land? We are told it is the Queen's land, but no! It is mine.
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Figure 2: Photo 2. Margaret Wilson Frank, daughter of Emily Hunt and David Wilson, granddaughter of Lucy
Homikanis and George Hunt. Identified by Edward S. Curtis as "Tsawatenok girl, Kwakiutl Indian." 1914. (Also on the cover of this issue.) Photo by Edward S. Curtis, Library of Congress, Prints and
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place of confinement; and, any Indian or other person who encourages, either directly or indirectly an Indian or
Indians to get up such a festival or dance, or to celebrate the same, or who shall assist in the celebration of same is guilty of a like offence, and shall be liable to the same punishment.
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A number of revitalization efforts are underway. A 2005 proposal to build a
Kwakwakaʼwakw First Nations Centre for Language Culture has gained wide support. A review of revitalization efforts in the 1990s showed that the potential to fully revitalize Kwakʼwala still remained, but serious hurdles also
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Mungo and David Martin, with carpenter Robert J. Wallace, built a big house based on Chief Nakap'ankam's house in Tsaxis (Fort Rupert, British
Columbia). The house "bears on its house-posts the hereditary crests of Martin's family." It continues to be used for ceremonies with the permission of Chief
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is the ancient art of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw peoples. The music is an ancient art form, stretching back thousands of years. The music is used primarily for ceremony and ritual, and is based on percussive instrumentation, especially log, box, and hide drums, as well as rattles and whistles. The four-day
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Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw kinship is based on a bilinear structure, with loose characteristics of a patrilineal culture. It has large extended families and interconnected community life. The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw are made up of numerous communities or bands. Within those communities they are organized into extended
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We will dance when our laws command us to dance, and we will feast when our hearts desire to feast. Do we ask the white man, "Do as the Indian does"? It is a strict law that bids us dance. It is a strict law that bids us distribute our property among our friends and neighbors. It is a good law. Let
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The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw are a highly stratified bilineal culture of the
Pacific Northwest. They are many separate nations, each with its own history, culture and governance. The Nations commonly each had a head chief, who acted as the leader of the nation, with numerous hereditary clan or family chiefs
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Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw society was organized into four classes: the nobility, attained through birthright and connection in lineage to ancestors, the aristocracy who attained status through connection to wealth, resources or spiritual powers displayed or distributed in the potlatch, commoners, and slaves.
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Where was the Queen when our God gave this land to my grandfather and told him, "This will be thine"? My father owned the land and was a mighty Chief; now it is mine. And when your man-of-war comes, let him destroy our houses. Do you see yon trees? Do you see yon woods? We shall cut them down and
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Restoring their ties to their land, culture and rights, the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw have undertaken much in bringing back their customs, beliefs and language. Potlatches occur more frequently as families reconnect to their birthright, and the community uses language programs, classes and social events to
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Every Indian or other person who engages in or assists in celebrating the Indian festival known as the "Potlatch" or the Indian dance known as the "Tamanawas" is guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not more than six nor less than two months in a jail or other
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Individual pieces of copper were sometimes given names based on their value. The value of any given piece was defined by the number of wool blankets last traded for them. In this system, it was considered prestigious for a buyer to purchase the same piece of copper at a higher price than it was
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When the
Canadian government was focused on assimilation of First Nations, it made the potlatch a target of activities to be suppressed. Missionary William Duncan wrote in 1875 that the potlatch was "by far the most formidable of all obstacles in the way of Indians becoming Christians, or even
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wood was the preferred medium for sculpting and carving projects as it was readily available in the native Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw regions. Totems were carved with bold cuts, a relative degree of realism, and an emphatic use of paints. Masks make up a large portion of Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw art, as masks are
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Pacific Northwest nations, the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw highly valued copper in their economy and used it for ornament and precious goods. Scholars have proposed that prior to trade with Europeans, the people acquired copper from natural copper veins along riverbeds, but this has not been
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Sustaining the customs and culture of their ancestors, in the 21st century the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw openly hold potlatches to commit to the revival of their ancestors' ways. The frequency of potlatches has increased as occur frequently and increasingly more over the years as families reclaim their
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Northwest is well known and widely studied. It is still practised among the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, as is the lavish artwork for which they and their neighbours are so renowned. The phenomenon of the potlatch, and the vibrant societies and cultures associated with it, can be found in
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The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw are one of the few bilineal cultures. Traditionally the rights of the family would be passed down through the paternal side, but in rare occasions, the rights could pass on the maternal side of their family also. Within the pre-colonization times, the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw were
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in 1792. Disease, which developed as a result of direct contact with
European settlers along the West Coast of Canada, drastically reduced the Indigenous Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw population during the late 19th-early 20th century. Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw population dropped by 75% between 1830 and 1880. The
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In summer, men wore no clothing except jewelry. In the winter, they usually rubbed fat on themselves to keep warm. In battle the men wore red cedar armor and helmets, and breech clouts made from cedar. During ceremonies they wore circles of cedar bark on their ankles as well as cedar
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As a result of these pressures, there are relatively few Kwakʼwala speakers today. Most remaining speakers are past the age of child-rearing, which is considered a crucial stage for language transmission. As with many other
Indigenous languages, there are significant barriers to
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On the nobility class, "the noble was recognized as the literal conduit between the social and spiritual domains, birthright alone was not enough to secure rank: only individuals displaying the correct moral behavior throughout their life course could maintain ranking status."
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had done most of his anthropological work in this area and popularized the term for both this nation and the collective as a whole. The term became misapplied to mean all the nations who spoke Kwakʼwala, as well as three other Indigenous peoples whose language is a part of the
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group. Word lists and some documentation of Kwakʼwala were created from the early period of contact with Europeans in the 18th century, but a systematic attempt to record the language did not occur before the work of
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385:) came in the forms of animals by way of land, sea, or underground. When one of these ancestral animals arrived at a given spot, it discarded its animal appearance and became human. Animals that figure in these
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Eventually the Act was amended, expanded to prohibit guests from participating in the potlatch ceremony. The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw were too numerous to police, and the government could not enforce the law.
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had several sub-chiefs, who gained their titles and position through their own family's primogeniture. These chiefs organized their people to harvest the communal lands that belonged to their family.
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tradition created a demand for stored surpluses, as such a display of wealth had social implications. By the time of European colonialism, it was noted that wool blankets had become a form of common
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organized into three classes: nobles, commoners, and slaves. The Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw shared many cultural and political alliances with numerous neighbours in the area, including the
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formed the early stages of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw economy. Trade was carried out between internal Kwakwakaʼwakw nations, as well as surrounding Indigenous nations such as the
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convinced Parliament to change the offence from criminal to summary, which meant "the agents, as justice of the peace, could try a case, convict, and sentence".
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the white man observe his law; we shall observe ours. And now, if you come to forbid us dance, be gone. If not, you will be welcome to us.
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linguistic group, but whose language is not Kwakʼwala. These peoples, incorrectly known as the Northern Kwakiutl, were the
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important in the portrayal of the characters central to Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw dance ceremonies. Woven textiles included the
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151: T̓łat̓łasik̓wala
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2336:Uʼmista Cultural Society - Alert Bay
456:University of British Columbia Press
226:-speaking peoples"), are one of the
63:Regions with significant populations
2205:Curtis, Christopher (May 5, 2017).
1467:(b. 1975), interdisciplinary artist
1103:, using wool blankets as currency.
47:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw mask (19th century)
2250:University of Oklahoma Press, 1988
2241:American Museum of Natural History
1019:, could trace his origins to that
561:, archaic variants or adaptations
25:
2110:Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
2043:Judith Lavoie (9 February 2013).
445:1893 World's Columbian Exposition
101:, Traditional Indigenous religion
2486:
1838:Hare, Jan; Barman, Jean (2006).
1776:"Kwakiutl | people | Britannica"
1004:which means 'of one kind'. Each
186:
2272:Hawthorn, Audrey. Kwakiutl Art.
1956:In the Land of the Head Hunters
1867:. University of Calgary Press.
1798:Boas, (1925) vol. 3, pp 229-30.
1601:In the Land of the Head Hunters
1368:Oʼwax̱a̱laga̱lis, Chief of the
1355:was revised to include clauses
1262:to 40 ft (12 m) tall
522:, have taken efforts to revive
2318:American Anthropologist, 1981.
2306:: Yale University Press, 1969.
1863:Kelm, Mary-Ellen, ed. (2005).
1327:Speaker Figure, 19th century,
752:People-Of-The-Eulachon-Country
147: ʼNak̓wala
145: Kwak̓wala
1:
2542:Daʼnaxdaʼxw Awaetlatla Nation
2517:Gwaʼsala-ʼNakwaxdaʼxw Nations
2300:, Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004.
1750:Royal British Columbia Museum
1696:Retrieved December 15, 2014.
1692:Retrieved December 15, 2014.
454:was published in 2006 by the
153: Liqʼwala
149: G̱uc̓ala
2522:Kʼómoks (Comox) First Nation
1842:. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
1700:Retrieved December 15, 2014.
1680:Retrieved December 15, 2014.
1620:I Heard the Owl Call My Name
1140:British Columbia Legislature
2239:(also a publication of the
2033:Hawthorn, A. (1988) pp. 173
1723:Retrieved November 21, 2013
1543:(b. 1969), artist, academic
479:University of Calgary Press
161:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw A̱wi'nagwis
2708:
2141:Jonaitis, A. (1991) pp 67.
2024:Hawthorn, A. (1988) pp. 35
2000:Hawthorn, A. (1988) pp. 33
1991:Hawthorn, A. (1988) pp. 31
1889:"Mothers of a Native Hell"
1826:Canadian Historical Review
1199:language is a part of the
492:A review article entitled
470:, the first missionary in
290:Victoria, British Columbia
2567:Tsawataineuk First Nation
2527:Kwikwasutʼinuxw Haxwaʼmis
2484:
1828:81: 2(June 2000):157-191.
352:Kwakiutl District Council
177:[ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ]
110:
97:
81:
67:
57:
40:
2103:Anonby, Stan J. (1999).
1735:Retrieved April 6, 2013.
1134:in 2013, as part of the
775:People-Of-The-Other-Side
601:The-People-Of-Malilikala
494:Mothers of a Native Hell
2310:Umista Cultural Society
2049:Victoria Times Colonist
1452:Notable Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
1226:language revitalization
923:Those-Of-The-Ocean-Side
908:Oyag̱a̱mʼla / Quatsino
1613:Dances of the Kwakiutl
1549:(b. 1988), snowboarder
1441:
1396:
1366:
1332:
1320:
1249:
1159:
1084:
991:
381:says their ancestors (
374:
293:
2644:Culture & Society
2562:Kwakiutl First Nation
2537:Quatsino First Nation
1517:Maʼamtaglia-Tlowitsis
1440:A Kwakwakaʼwakw canoe
1439:
1400:Duncan Campbell Scott
1326:
1318:
1306:Ceremonies and events
1243:
1157:
1074:
986:
866:Gwasilla, Quawshelah
840:Nakoaktok, Nakwoktak
586:Kwagyewlth, Kwakiutl
365:
310:. The anthropologist
272:
180:), also known as the
106:Related ethnic groups
2552:Kwiakah First Nation
2547:Tlatlasikwala Nation
2532:ʼNamgis First Nation
1578:Jody Wilson-Raybould
1479:, artist, woodcarver
1473:, artist, woodcarver
1419:Clothing and regalia
1357:banning the potlatch
1260:transformation masks
1109:Hudson's Bay Company
899:Head-Of-Inlet-People
640:Nimpkish-Cheslakees
508:restore the language
284:in 1953. Located at
1645:www12.statcan.gc.ca
1509:(1942-2017), artist
1497:(1923-1985), artist
1410:Housing and shelter
1291:Kwakwakaʼwakw music
1246:transformation mask
1214:residential schools
1050:subsistence economy
1048:A trade and barter
238:, and the adjacent
58:3,665 (2016 census)
37:
1780:www.britannica.com
1442:
1333:
1321:
1256:Kwakwakaʼwakw arts
1250:
1160:
1085:
992:
702:The-Sandstone-Ones
678:Those-Up-The-Inlet
576:Smoke-Of-The-World
375:
294:
2679:
2678:
2381:Tribes or Nations
2163:Aldona Jonaitis,
2093:, SFU News Online
1874:978-1-55238-166-3
1849:978-0-7748-1270-2
1820:Raibmon, Paige. "
1541:Marianne Nicolson
1503:(b. 1951), artist
1491:(b. 1956), artist
1244:"Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
1201:Wakashan language
976:
975:
915:T̓łat̕ła̱siḵwa̱la
768:Ḵwiḵwa̱sut̓inux̱w
711:Harbledown Island
524:Kwakwakaʼwakw art
280:. Built by Chief
236:Discovery Islands
165:
164:
125:
124:
16:(Redirected from
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2100:
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2077:
2071:
2066:
2060:
2059:
2057:
2055:
2040:
2034:
2031:
2025:
2022:
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1998:
1992:
1989:
1983:
1976:
1970:
1965:
1959:
1951:
1945:
1939:
1933:
1930:
1924:
1923:
1921:
1920:
1910:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1885:
1879:
1878:
1860:
1854:
1853:
1835:
1829:
1818:
1812:
1805:
1799:
1796:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1772:
1766:
1759:
1757:
1756:
1742:
1736:
1730:
1724:
1718:
1712:
1707:
1701:
1687:
1681:
1675:
1669:
1668:
1662:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1636:
1531:, artist, writer
1081:Edward S. Curtis
1000:family units or
988:Dzawa̱da̱ʼenux̱w
878:People of Guseʼ
779:G̱waʼyasda̱ms /
744:Dzawa̱da̱ʼenux̱w
541:
487:Kitamaat Village
433:George Vancouver
377:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
286:Thunderbird Park
252:band governments
240:British Columbia
232:Vancouver Island
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2706:
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2701:
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2697:
2696:
2682:
2681:
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2639:
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2577:Gwawaenuk Tribe
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2491:
2482:
2478:Laich-kwil-tach
2463:Tʼlatʼlasikwala
2376:
2372:
2369:
2332:
2327:
2230:
2225:
2215:
2213:
2204:
2203:
2199:
2189:
2187:
2176:
2175:
2171:
2162:
2158:
2149:
2145:
2140:
2136:
2121:
2102:
2101:
2097:
2089:
2085:
2078:
2074:
2067:
2063:
2053:
2051:
2042:
2041:
2037:
2032:
2028:
2023:
2004:
1999:
1995:
1990:
1986:
1977:
1973:
1966:
1962:
1952:
1948:
1940:
1936:
1931:
1927:
1918:
1916:
1912:
1911:
1904:
1894:
1892:
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1754:
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1676:
1672:
1655:
1649:
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1638:
1637:
1633:
1629:
1588:
1583:
1547:Spencer O'Brien
1454:
1434:
1421:
1412:
1329:Brooklyn Museum
1313:
1308:
1288:
1238:
1210:assimilationist
1193:
1152:
1087:Over time, the
1046:
1037:
997:
981:
927:X̱wa̱mdasbeʼ /
836:Deserters Group
828:Blunden Harbour
785:Kwicksutaineuk
532:
371:Brooklyn Museum
360:
344:Laich-kwil-tach
338:, which means "
336:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
267:
189:
185:
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169:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
152:
150:
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133:Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
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2455:
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