Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony Mohican The People witnessed the destruction

The People witnessed the destruction of their Nations and the enslavement of their people

"This Town Sleeps is an utterly strange and compelling book

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this book will be useful to instructors and students of Ojibwe as a second language in language revival and maintenance programs

Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony Mohican The People witnessed the destructionBanned for 67 years by the Canadian government, the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people, determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth. These public ceremonies were revived in 1969 by the Elders who collectively remembered the historical ways. The potlatch was embraced by a new generation, who reclaimed practices that had almost been lost forever. Educator Sara Florence Davidson, saw how