Welcome family and friends to our bighouse and our Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw potlatch /
Nelson, Nella,
Welcome family and friends to our bighouse and our Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw potlatch / written by Nella Nelson ; illustrated by Karin Clark. - First edition. - iv, 92 pages : colour illustrations, 1 colour map, colour portraits ; 22 x 28 cm.
"This contemporary story is told through the voice of a 12-year-old Kwakwaka'wakw girl named Gana, who lives in 'Yalis (Alert Bay, BC). From the time she is little, Gana attends Potlatches and ceremonies in the Bighouse. The regalia she wears--a button blanket, dancing apron and masks--were designed and made for her based on her family origins or clans. The ancient cultural teachings she learns in the Bighouse are useful to Gana in her everyday life and continue to have value in the 21st century"--
9780973676990 097367699X
Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw--Social life and customs--Children's literature
Potlatch--British Columbia--Children's literature
Welcome family and friends to our bighouse and our Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw potlatch / written by Nella Nelson ; illustrated by Karin Clark. - First edition. - iv, 92 pages : colour illustrations, 1 colour map, colour portraits ; 22 x 28 cm.
"This contemporary story is told through the voice of a 12-year-old Kwakwaka'wakw girl named Gana, who lives in 'Yalis (Alert Bay, BC). From the time she is little, Gana attends Potlatches and ceremonies in the Bighouse. The regalia she wears--a button blanket, dancing apron and masks--were designed and made for her based on her family origins or clans. The ancient cultural teachings she learns in the Bighouse are useful to Gana in her everyday life and continue to have value in the 21st century"--
9780973676990 097367699X
Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw--Social life and customs--Children's literature
Potlatch--British Columbia--Children's literature