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Categories: Masquerade ceremonies, Chinook Jargon, First Nations culture, Economic systems, Coast of British Columbia
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potlatch  potlach  potlache
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A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) WordNet 3.0
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A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A potlatch is a gift-giving feast practiced by Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States, among whom it is traditionally the primary governmental institution, legislative body, and economic system. Wikipedia
Ceremony among indigenous peoples in North America. Wikipedia Disambiguation
gift-giving festival and traditional economic system practiced by Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America Wikidata
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ceremony
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potlach, potlache

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