Helen Codere

Helen Codere

Helen Codere is an American cultural anthropologist known for her work with the Kwakwaka'wakw people of coastal British Columbia, Canada, known formerly as the "Kwakiutl." In this she was a direct successor to her mentor, Franz Boas.

She taught anthropology at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Bibliography

* Boas, Franz (1966) "Kwakiutl Ethnography." Ed. by Helen Codere. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
* Codere, Helen (1950) "Fighting with Property: A Study of Kwakiutl Potlatching and Warfare, 1792-1930." New York: J. J. Augustin.
* Codere, Helen (1956) "The Amiable Side of Kwakiutl Life: The Potlatch and the Play Potlatch." "American Anthropologist," vol. 28, pp. 334-351.
* McFeat, Tom (ed.) (1966) "Indians of the North Pacific Coast: Studies in Selected Topics." Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.


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