potlatch
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One of the earliest pieces to enter the collection, in 1883, the canoe was embellished for exhibition in 1910 with figures representing Tlingits on their way to a potlatch ceremony.
From New York Times • May 5, 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
We debated schemes for fund-raising but reluctantly decided that they would violate the party’s potlatch character.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 3, 2016
Cultus man, a worthless fellow; cultus potlatch, a present or free gift; cultus heehee, a jest; merely laughing; cultus nannitsh, to look around; cultus mitlite, to sit idle; to do nothing; cultus klatawa, to stroll.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
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Native American History - Introductory
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