Early ethnographic films on First Nations people often focused on potlatches,feasts,feasts,totem poles,and wood carvings.

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Early ethnographic films on First Nations people often focused on potlatches, feasts, totem poles, and wood carvings as these were seen as unique cultural practices that distinguished First Nations people from Euro-Canadian culture. These films were often made by non-Indigenous filmmakers and were influenced by colonial attitudes towards Indigenous people as "exotic" or "primitive."

Early Ethnographic Films on First Nations People Often Focused on Potlatches,feasts,feasts,totem