商品簡介
Jane Constance Cook (1870-1951) was a Christian Kwakwaka'wakw activist of British Columbia. This biography analyzes her controversial stance in favor of banning potlatches and other traditional Native practices. The authors seek to contextualize her activities within village life and within the wider political sphere. The book is framed by a 21st century ceremony to reincorporate her descendents into the potlatch system and other sites of Kwakwaka'wakw identity. The book also includes interviews with two family chiefs about the potlatches they hosted in 2005 and 2006, and an edited transcript of a 2007 feast in which traditional names were bestowed to Jane Constance Cook's descendents. The book is illustrated with a total of 56 b&w historical photos, plus three descent charts, and a map of Kwakwaka tribes and villages in British Columbia. Author Robertson teaches anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Co-authors are members of the Kwagu'l Gixsam Clan. The book is distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press and in Canada by the University of Toronto Press. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Leslie A. Robertson is an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The Kwagu'l Gixsam Clan includes approximately one thousand members descended from a common ancestor. Their cultural root is Tsaxis (Fort Rupert).
