{"product_id":"potlatch-native-ceremony-and-myth-on-the-northwest-coast-9780882408200","title":"Potlatch Native Ceremony and Myth on the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e    “Beck presents a compelling account of the potlatch ceremony and its place in one community’s celebrations of life . . . she weaves in legends and gives a good picture of the Tlingits beliefs and a view of how their society worked and survived.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e    —Debbie Carter, \u003ci\u003eFairbanks Daily News-Miner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e    “Mary Giraudo Beck’s \u003ci\u003ePotlatch\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich anthropological history of the ceremonies of giving celebrated by the native peoples of Alaska, Canada, Washington, and Oregon. Using the tradition of storytelling, and help from Raven, her books brings to life these gatherings.”\u003cbr\u003e    —\u003ci\u003eElliott Bay Booknotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven Survives 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCREMATION AND SMOKING FEAST 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven Creates the Tides 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREPARATIONS 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven and the Flood 34\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INVITATION 35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven s Creations 44\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOUSE BUILDING 45\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Whales Belly 54\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWELCOME 55\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven Sends Fish to the Streams 62\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE POTLATCH 63\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven in a Fog 76\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGIFTS AND PARTIES 77\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven Loses His Beak 96\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRESTIGE POTLATCH 97\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaven and the Magic Seal Catcher 108\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePEACE CEREMONY 109\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 126\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359270306135,"sku":"9780882408200","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780882408200.jpg?v=1754124164","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/potlatch-native-ceremony-and-myth-on-the-northwest-coast-9780882408200","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}