Potlatch as pedagogy, learning through ceremony
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Potlatch as pedagogy, learning through ceremony
Language
eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Potlatch as pedagogy
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
learning through ceremony
Summary
Banned for 67 years by the Canadian government, the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people, determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth. When these public ceremonies were revived in 1969 by the Elders who collectively remembered the historical ways, the potlatch was embraced by a new generation, who reclaimed practices that had almost been lost forever. Sara Florence Davidson, an educator, saw how these traditions, learned from her father, renowned artist Robert Davidson, could be integrated into contemporary educational practices. In this book, father and daughter present a model for learning that is holistic, relational, practical, and continuous
Target audience
adult
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