Potlatch ban (1884–1951)

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
cultural prohibition
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Native_American_tribe
Indigenous people
gptkbp:effect criminalization of potlatch
suppression of Indigenous culture
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:endDate 1951
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Potlatch ban (1884–1951)
gptkbp:legacy loss of cultural heritage
repatriation of potlatch artifacts
gptkbp:legalBasis Indigenous people
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Kwakwakaʼwakw
gptkb:Haida
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
confiscation of ceremonial items
gptkbp:prohibits potlatch ceremony
gptkbp:purpose assimilation of Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:relatedTo Indian Act amendments
cultural genocide
residential schools in Canada
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
1951
gptkbp:startDate 1884
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kwakwaka'wakw_people
gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5