potlatch
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An activist and artist, he was a devotee of the wealth-redistributing feast known as the potlatch, which he called “the best form of resistance we have” against Western capitalism.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Kind of a last contribution to my weird friends on here—a potlatch, if you will.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2022
“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
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
But those who have received much are expected to return the compliment by also giving a "potlatch," to which guests come from far and near.
From The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island by John Rodgers Jewitt
Vocabulary lists containing potlatch
Native American History - Introductory
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Native American History - Middle School and High School
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The Early Americas and European Exploration, Lessons 1–2
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