Storyline
Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the Potlatch. Archival photographs and films, wax roll sound recordings, police reports, the original potlatch files, and correspondence of agents form the basis of the reconstruction of period events, while the film centres on a Potlatch given today by the Cranmer family of Alert Bay.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Gloria Cranmer Webster
Narrator
Frequently Asked Questions
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was released on January 1, 1975.
The runtime of Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance is 54m.
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance is a Documentary movie.
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Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance was directed by Dennis Wheeler.
The main cast of Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance includes Gloria Cranmer Webster.
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance is originally in English.