Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast - Softcover

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. Debbie Carter, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Mary Giraudo Beck s Potlatch 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. Elliott Bay Booknotes " 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. Debbie Carter, "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner" Mary Giraudo Beck s "Potlatch" 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. "Elliott Bay Booknotes" " "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." --Debbie Carter, "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner" "Mary Giraudo Beck's "Potlatch" 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." --"Elliott Bay Booknotes" """Mary Beck, in this fine little book, serves up a short course in what [potlatches] were all about and includes nine of the best raven stories. Marvin Oliver's drawings with the raven stories are exquisite." --"Daily Sitka Sentinel", Sitka, Alaska "In "Potlatch", Beck used details from historical potlatches to paint a vivid and moving portrait of this colorful and dramatic ceremony." --"Capital City Weekly" "Mary Giraudo Beck . . . chooses her stories carefully and retells them with grace and clarity. Her efforts are complemented by the fine illustrations of Marvin Oliver and the appealing design and production provided by the publisher." --"Anchorage Daily News"