Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance · 1975
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance (1975) is a Documentary film directed by Dennis Wheeler, starring Gloria Cranmer Webster.
Documentary
Overview
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.
Cast
Gloria Cranmer Webster
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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.
When was "Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance" released?
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was released in 1975.
Who stars in "Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance"?
The cast includes Gloria Cranmer Webster.
