Secret of the Dance Kindness This is a remarkable and

This is a remarkable and important contribution to the cultural teachings of the Iroquois

Some Reflections on Canadian Indigenous Policies in the Early Twenty-First Century

Sparrow (1990)

Guided Reading Level: L

Secret of the Dance Kindness This is a remarkable andSecret of the Dance is a picture book tells the fictional story of an nine year old Kwakwaka'wakw boy who witnesses a Potlatch Ceremony in 1935. Retired provincial court judge, Alfred Scow, recounts the event to Andrea Spalding about this once forbidden ceremony. The federal government passed legislation prohibiting Potlatch Ceremonies in 1885. These important ceremonies were often held in private by families because if caught the participants could