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...
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Potlatch is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States. It is located on the western shore of the Great Bend of Hood Canal...
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PotlatchDeltic Corporation (originally Potlatch Corp) is an American diversified forest products company based in Spokane, Washington. It manufactures...
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Potlatch is a city in the northwest United States, located in north central Idaho in Latah County, about six miles (10 km) east of the border with Washington...
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producer Potlatch, Idaho, a town in the United States Potlatch River, Idaho Potlatch, Washington, an unincorporated community in the United States Potlatch State...
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The Golden Potlatch (or Potlatch Days) was a festival in Seattle, Washington, United States in 1911–1914 and 1934–1941. The idea of an annual Festival...
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with the Washington Post on April 19, 1973, warned that King Faisal was considering an oil embargo. At the time, the general feeling in Washington was the...
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Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington...
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Kwakwakaʼwakw (section Potlatch)
of Washington Press. 1988. ISBN 0-88894-612-0. Jonaitis, Aldona. Chiefly Feasts: the Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch, Seattle: University of Washington Press...
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Seattle: University of Washington Press. Kan, Sergei (1989) Symbolic Immortality: The Tlingit Potlatch of the Nineteenth Century. Washington: Smithsonian Books...
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disaster for Nixon, eroding his political support in public opinion and in Washington. However he did manage to secure large-scale funding for South Vietnam...
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is the main route through Union, leading to Belfair farther north, and Potlatch and US Highway 101 to the south. The Hood Canal basin is the indigenous...
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manufacturing sector. Gold mining company Gold Reserve, and Fortune 1000 company Potlatch Corporation – a forest products company that operates as a real estate...
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Clearwater Paper (section Potlatch)
created on December 9, 2008, via a spin-off from Potlatch Corporation and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington. In 2024, Clearwater Paper sold its private...
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Potlatch State Park is a 57-acre (23 ha) Washington state park located on Hood Canal near the town of Potlatch in Mason County. The park offers camping...
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Olympic Peninsula (redirect from Olympic Peninsula, Washington)
City Ozette Pacific Beach Potlatch Queets Quilcene Quinault Sekiu Taholah Union Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co...
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republicans to hold the majority. Includes Democrat Tim Sheldon (35th-Potlatch) who caucuses with Republicans, allowing them to retain the majority. Including...
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Lummi Nation (redirect from Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington)
culture. From July 30 to August 4, 2007, the Lummi Nation hosted its first potlatch since the 1930s as part of the Tribal Canoe Journeys Paddle to Lummi. During...
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runs between Bovill, Idaho and Palouse, Washington. Construction began 119 years ago in May 1905 by the Potlatch Lumber Company as a logging railroad, but...
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Shelton is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was...
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Haida people (section Potlatch ban)
the potlatch was outlawed throughout the coast, under an amendment to the Indian Act, known as the potlatch ban. The elimination of the potlatch system...
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Haisla people (section Potlatch and feasting)
last a few days. Historically, the potlatch was a very important social event for the Haisla people. The potlatch served to redistribute goods throughout...
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Kamilche Skokomish Union Eldon Harstine Island Lake Cushman Lilliwaup Matlock Potlatch Tahuya District 1 (North Mason) - Randy Neatherlin, elected 2013 District...
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This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington which are not incorporated municipalities. Incorporated municipalities in...
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Steilacoom (/ˈstɪləkəm/ STIL-ə-kəm) is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,727 at the 2020 census. Steilacoom incorporated...
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historic Potlatch, which was a company town of the Potlatch Lumber Company, plus some additional objects. Specifically, it includes: Washington. Idaho and...
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Stillaguamish village at the mouth of the river consisting of three large potlatch houses with an estimated population of 250 people. There were several other...
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Snohomish people (category Native American tribes in Washington (state))
observances and ceremonies. Today, the Snohomish maintain their tradition of potlatching, as well as other cultural elements such as use of canoes, fishing, hunting...
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The U.S. state of Washington has over 140 state parks that are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. These include 19 marine...
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Westsound) is an unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The locality is served by the Westsound Seaplane Base...
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