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Potlatching and political organization among the Northwest Coast Indians
Ethnology • 34 (1) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 53-73
By: Tollefson, Kenneth D..
Abstract
Using a conflict-management model of political analysis Tollefson presents a picture of Tlingit society which differs from other studies of Tlingit societies in significant ways. In this article Tollefson presents data that show that the aggregation of clans during potlatching was primarily political and not socio-ceremonial.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1996
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- southeastern Alaska, United States
- Notes
- Kenneth D. Tollefson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Tlingit Indians