Indians of the North Pacific Coast 9780773573482

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Indians of the North Pacific Coast
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Table of contents :
Cover
The Carleton Library
Title
Copyright
Table Of Contents
Introduction
PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AREA
The Indian Tribes of the North Pacific Coast
Primary Forms of Material Culture: Living and Eating
Boatmanship
Nootka Whaling
PART TWO: SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
The Social Organization of the West Coast Tribes
Social Organization of the Haida
The Ancestral Family of the Bella Coola
PART THREE: THE POTLATCH
The Potlatch
The Nature of the Potlatch
Fighting with Property
Some Variations on the Potlatch
Black Market in Prerogatives Among the Northern Kwakiutl
Glt-la'n Chief's Potlatch
Daniel Cranmer's Potlatch
Lagius Gives Me a Copper
PART FOUR : RANK AND CLASS : VIEWPOINTS
Rank, Wealth, and Kinship in Northwest Coast Society
Kwakiutl Society: Rank Without Class
Boas and the Neglect of Commoners
Comment
Rejoinder
Private Knowledge, Morality, and Social Classes Among the Coast Salish
PART FIVE: CEREMONIALISM
The Winter Ceremonial
Charlie Nowell Recalls the Winter Ceremonies
PART SIX: DEVIANCE AND NORMALITY
Crime and Punishment in Tlingit Society
The Patterns of the Culture
The Amiable Side of Kwakiutl Life: The Potlatch and the Play Potlatch
The Amiable Side of Patterns of Culture
APPENDIX : Culture Element Distributions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Note on the Editor
The Contributors

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