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Guests Never Leave Hungry : The Autobiography of James Sewid, a Kwakiutl Indian by James P. Spradley and James Sewid (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-100773501347
ISBN-139780773501348
eBay Product ID (ePID)102950133
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGuests Never Leave Hungry : the Autobiography of James Sewid, a Kwakiutl Indian
Publication Year1995
SubjectFolklore & Mythology
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
AuthorJames P. Spradley, James Sewid
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition18
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal970.3 B
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe story of James Sewid, a twentieth-century Kwakiutl Indian Chieftain, brings to life the experience of one man caught in conflict as the traditional Kwakiutl culture gave way to the demands of an expanding Western society in British Columbia. Born in 1910 into a rapidly disintegrating Indian culture, Sewid as a young child received unusually intensive training and special treatment from his elders because he was their heir to many "names," which he early learned carried great responsibility with them. In spite of poverty, illiteracy, family breakdown, and social conflict, he emerged as a leader of the progressive Indians of the Kwakiutl Reserve in Alert Bay, becoming their first elected chief when the traditional system of hereditary chiefs was replaced., In vivid detail he describes his years of intermittent schooling, his entry into life in the fishing industry at the age of ten, his marriage, at thirteen, to a high-ranking Kwakiutl girl, and his life in a remote Indian village before moving to the Reserve. During the early years in Alert Bay, Sewid was torn between validating his chieftainships by giving potlatches, as tradition demanded, and obeying the law which prohibited them. As these laws changed, he became active in reviving Kwakiutl traditions and, in 1955, he was selected by the National Film Board of Canada to portray many of his achievements in a film called No Longer Vanishing. In this book Sewid tells of his work for the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia and of his activities as Chief. He describes developments which he initiated to revive Kwakiutl arts and outlines economic institutions which he created to improve Kwakiutl living standards. His story offers many insights into life in a non-Western society undergoing rapid change and provides an excellent study of an individual who adapted successfully to these changes. James Spradley carefully analyzes Sewid's style of adaptation and concludes with a study of the social and psychological conditions which enabled him to become a leader, innovator, and multicultural individual.
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