potlatch

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But NFTs are probably better explained as a 21st-century potlatch.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021

“They remember potlatch funerals with only 20-30 people — a generation was wiped out by the pandemic of 1918. That has been an ongoing reflection for me this entire year.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2020

In 2019, the museum entered into a contract with Carey Newman, an artist from Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation, by taking part in a potlatch — a traditional ceremony.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2020

As the characters make their winding way toward the vaunted potlatch, there are passages of quiet beauty, deep emotion and sharp observation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020

Kloshe Good spose if mika thou kwanesum always potlatch wilt give muckamuck food kopa to nesika. us.

From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron