Zona de identificação
tipo de entidade
Pessoa
Forma autorizada do nome
Chief Willie Seawead
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nome
Forma normalizada do nome de acordo com outras regras
Outra(s) forma(s) de nome
- Willie Sewid
- Willie Seewid
- Willie Seaweed
- Willie Siwid
- Kwaxitola
identificadores para entidades coletivas
área de descrição
Datas de existência
1873-1967
Histórico
Chief Willie Seaweed, known as Kwaxitola ("Smoky-Top"), was born in 1873 at a time when Kwakwakw'akw culture flourished. He died in 1967 having seen nearly a century of technological change, such as dugout canoes replaced by diesel-powered fishing boats and airplanes. A 'Nakwaxda'xw chief, he was born just eleven years before the passage of the anti-potlatch law. He did, however, create very elaborate art for potlatches. "The name 'Seaweed' is an anglicization of the Kwakwala 'Siwid', which can be translated as 'Paddling owner', 'Recipient of paddling', or 'Paddled to'; all metaphors for a great chief who sponsors potlatches to which guests come from far off" (Holm 1983). Seaweed was a singer, storyteller, wood carver, and artist who kept the traditional potlatches alive through the years in which it was illegal. Willie Seaweed was a traditional artist who passed on his skills to a younger generation and his work is scattered throughout collections in Canada and the United States.
Locais
Estado Legal
funções, ocupações e atividades
Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade
Estruturas internas/genealogia
Father of Joe Seaweed