Welcome family and friends to our bighouse and our Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw potlatch / written by Nella Nelson ; illustrated by Karin Clark.
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TextPublisher: Union Bay, BC, Canada : Raven Publishing Inc., [2016]Copyright date: c2016Edition: First editionDescription: iv, 92 pages : colour illustrations, 1 colour map, colour portraits ; 22 x 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780973676990; 097367699XSubject(s): Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw -- Social life and customs -- Children's literature | Potlatch -- British Columbia -- Children's literatureSummary: "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"-- McNally Robinson web site.
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| Children's Literature | BCACCS Resource Centre This item is included in a curriculum kit. | G10 N45 W45 2016 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | In Raven Kit | T 2426 | |
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"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"-- McNally Robinson web site.
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