Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance(1975)
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance Synopsis
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.
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance (1975) is a documentary film directed by Dennis Wheeler, released on January 1, 1975 with a runtime of 54m. It stars Gloria Cranmer Webster.
- Director:
- Dennis Wheeler
- Producers:
- Tom Shandel
- Composer:
- Joe Mock
- Production:
- U'mista Cultural Society
- Status:
- Released
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Directed by Dennis Wheeler, produced by Tom Shandel.
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Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was released on January 1, 1975 and runs for 54m.
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