AIS 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Phratry, Potlatch, Cople
18 Oct 2016
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October 6th - social rank, prestige, and wealth. Reading: uza(cid:374)(cid:374)e j. cra(cid:449)ford, (cid:862)guardia(cid:374) pirit co(cid:373)ple(cid:454),(cid:863) ed(cid:449)ard apir, (cid:862)the o(cid:272)ial. Orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) of the west coast tri(cid:271)es,(cid:863) philip dru(cid:272)ker, (cid:862)ra(cid:374)k, wealth, a(cid:374)d kinship in. North(cid:449)est o(cid:272)iet(cid:455),(cid:863) fra(cid:374)z boas, (cid:862)the i(cid:374)dia(cid:374) tri(cid:271)es of the north pa(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) coast. (cid:863) Social organization/stratification: highest status: title-holders, elites, chiefs, nobles who were individually ranked. In the north and central areas, status, title, and rights were inherited as a birthright. In the south, rank and status were achieved. Wealth and status were enhanced through the potlatch system (in the north and central areas) with the accumulation and distribution of food and material items: secondary status: community members with specialized skills and/or knowledge. Canoe builders, artists, warriors, basket makers, healers/shamans, etc: secondary status: community members with no specialized skills or knowledge, no titles. They did the day-to-day activities such as fishing: low status: un-free people. Members of society came from warfare and were captured during village raids.
