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First Nations Culture goes from Outlawed to Flourishing in BC

November 24, 2015 by Lori Henry 4 Comments

First Nations Culture goes from Outlawed to Flourishing in BC

In the year 1921, Warren G. Harding moved into the White House, Albert Einstein took home the Nobel Prize in physics and 45 Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people were arrested (and 20 went to jail) for “crimes” like dancing, giving speeches, and carrying and receiving gifts in a ceremony practiced by their ancestors for centuries. The potlatch ceremony…

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Filed Under: Canada, Culture, Indigenous Tagged With: Aboriginal, Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC, Alert Bay, BC, Cormorant Island, First Nations, Kwakiutl, Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, Lillian Hunt, potlatch, Trailblazers Cultural Interpretation training, U’mista Cultural Centre, U’mista Cultural Society, Vancouver Island, Village Island

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