… rial on the potlatch complex of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of … There is a considerable
literature on the Kwakiutl potlatch, but … even in relation to the potlatch customs of neighboring …

… not interfere with the potlatch, the Kwakwa_ka_’wakw would name him Heiltsakuls, … Do as
your father did. Either tear up these button blankets or give them to our rival tribe, the Kwakiutl…

… a potlatch, the community of participation would have … rather than Kwakiutl adults engaging
in a ’legitimate” potlatch. … To Make My Name Good: A Reexamination of the Southern …

… Potlatches marked a great variety of occasions, such as when a chiefs son received a new
name… la viewas nothing short of a complete reassessment of Western culture. They sought to …

… of "totemism" among the Southern Kwakiutl (in the form of "crests… at least have said, therefore,
is that Kwakiutl potlatch upon … the son took not his father's name but the name of the man in …

… have historically been referred to by non-Aboriginal people as the (Southern) Kwakiutl,
Kwakiutl, … The second aspect of the potlatch that offended non-Aboriginal society had more to do …

… understanding of potlatch. However, it is important to understand that potlatch was our form
… Yaḵudłas, was the name-keeper for the umuyo’i, a sub-division of the Kwakiutl. He was the …

… would potlatch for a new name, or be given a new name at a … The Kwakiutl tribes believed
that the souls of marine hunters … North and south of them, potlatches and feasts were calmer, …

… is great disagreement about how much Potlatch … Potlatch possessions, although of course
he had little left after his enormous give-away (only a dance apron appears under his name on …

… The potlatch was given to us to be our way of expressing joy. Every people on earth is
given … In their seminal study of the Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch, To Make My Name Good, …