Writing the Hamat'sa: Ethnography, Colonialism, and the Cannibal Dance

by Aaron Glass

Book Overview

An exploration of the Hamatsa, a ritual dance of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of British Columbia. Despite settler attempts to eradicate the Hamat'sa, the "cannibal dance" remains an important prerogative of the Kwakwaka'wakw people. While generations of anthropologists sought to document the ceremony's past, the Kwakwaka'wakw adapted and preserved its dramatic choreography and magnificent bird masks for the future. Writing the Hamat'sa offers a critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774863781
• ISBN13: 9780774863780
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"