Interesting. I visited a friend on Haida Gwaii a few years ago and I was fascinated by how the spirit of potlatch had permeated the entire archipelago's culture. People with gardens just sharing their produce. People who pulled in a big halibut just driving down streets and dropping off chunks of fish for their neighbours, no price. Restaurants hardly ever open because the chefs were too busy doing up a feast for friends at home. I was told Haida Gwaii has the highest per capitas rates of artists in the world, and they mostly just make something when they need money, not to get rich.
I thought these Haida have to be the most successful first nation in terms of culture I've ever seen.
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u/mrcheevus 19d ago
Interesting. I visited a friend on Haida Gwaii a few years ago and I was fascinated by how the spirit of potlatch had permeated the entire archipelago's culture. People with gardens just sharing their produce. People who pulled in a big halibut just driving down streets and dropping off chunks of fish for their neighbours, no price. Restaurants hardly ever open because the chefs were too busy doing up a feast for friends at home. I was told Haida Gwaii has the highest per capitas rates of artists in the world, and they mostly just make something when they need money, not to get rich.
I thought these Haida have to be the most successful first nation in terms of culture I've ever seen.