It was pure luck that I
was in Alert Bay when the boats came (see the previous post). This is the reservation where
the sacred dance tradition has been kept alive throughout the period
when potlatches were banned in Canada and they still keep it alive
today. When the boats came and the paddlers stayed for the night,
their Alert Bay hosts threw a party which was in the style of
potlatches of old, with the sacred dances and all. I was there and I
took some pictures. Here they are.
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