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Haidas and the Massett Potlatch Traditions Recalled
A historical account focuses on Massett Haidas under Hudsons Bay Company influence. Chiefs Edenshaw and others hosted grand potlatches before Western customs and Christianity, distributing blankets prints and goods at gravesites. The piece notes chiefs' roles, dances, totem poles, and social obligations shaping Haida life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudsons Bay Company
Massett
Church Missionary Society
Anetlus
Captain John
Laig
Haltus
Weha
Doctor Kootay
Edenshaw
Kit-ko-ne
Nahtlan
Yen
Skidegate
Spence
Yakoun
Tol Hill
Amos Russ
Tom Stevens
Edinshaw