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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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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since 1950 but its roots can be traced to the 1911 Seattle Golden Potlatch Celebrations. The 2020 schedule for Seafair was cancelled on May 20, 2020, due...
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coastal peoples. Much of it was spent and distributed in lavish potlatch celebrations, frequently associated with the construction and erection of totem...
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The traditional potlatch among Athabaskan peoples was a gathering that combined aspects of competition, peacekeeping and a show of wealth. The traditional...
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Kwakwakaʼwakw (section Potlatch)
by slaves and material goods, was prominently displayed and traded at potlatch ceremonies. These customs were the subject of extensive study by the anthropologist...
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Hulet M. Wells (redirect from Potlatch Riots)
of honor at a banquet in honor of the city's third annual Golden Potlatch celebration on July 16. Daniels reviewed a parade of 2,000 members of the American...
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the potlatch, an Indigenous ceremony from the north west coast of Canada, and the United States. Barnett, Homer G. (1938) "The Nature of the Potlatch."...
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Hot 100, and followed by the single "Maggie" from their second album, Potlatch. "Come and Get Your Love" followed as a big No. 5 hit for Redbone and remained...
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Nuu-chah-nulth (section Potlatch)
purpose of the potlatch is manifold: redistribution of wealth, maintenance and recognition of social status, cementing alliances, the celebration and solemnization...
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vote was granted in 1960. The 1951 amendment to the Indian Act lifted the potlatch ban, though the ban was never fully effective - it had pushed traditional...
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Culture of the Tlingit (section Potlatch)
departed. The memorial potlatch is a major feature of Tlingit culture. A year or two following a person's death this potlatch was held to restore the...
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culture. The Sun Dance was one of the prohibited ceremonies, as was the potlatch of the Pacific Northwest peoples. Canada lifted its prohibition against...
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Katoaga (section Occasions for celebration)
It follows a logic of gift and counter-gift comparable to that of the potlatch, where the goods offered confer prestige on the giver and oblige the recipient...
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Huizinga mentions the practice of potlatch. He writes, In its most typical form as found among the Kwakiutl tribe the potlatch is a great solemn feast, during...
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Snohomish people (section Potlatch)
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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River, i.e.Potlatch River (above its mouth into the Clearwater River)", not to confused with the Yakama peoples) Territories along the Potlatch River (which...
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Squamish culture (section Potlatch)
was the potlatch. A Sḵwxwú7mesh potlatch differed quite differently from the Northern tribes and their festivities. In a Sḵwxwú7mesh potlatch, a large...
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of the hosts to land, sometimes speaking in their Native languages. A potlatch is celebrated, a sharing of songs, dances and gifts that lasts for days...
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bearing the house symbols to distribute in potlatch. Wealth from trade resulted in a Golden Age of potlatch art in the late 19th century, but to curb this...
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of salmon as a resource and spiritual symbol. Their gift-giving feast, potlatch, is a highly complex event where people gather to commemorate special events...
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Lheidli T'enneh Band (section Potlatch (Balhats))
natural state. In November 2019, the Lheidli T'enneh hosted their first potlatch (Balhat) in 73 years. Kym Gouchie Marcel Gagnon "Registered Population...
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occasions (often celebrations) such as A birthday (the person who has his or her birthday gives cake, etc. and/or receives gifts). A potlatch, in societies...
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Instead of cash, burners are encouraged to rely on a gift economy, a sort of potlatch. In the earliest days of the event, an underground barter economy also...
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its "Golden Potlatch" event that started in 1911. The Golden Potlatch was suspended in 1914, but was revived in 1934 as the "Seattle Potlatch of Progress...
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languages. Music portal Native American hobbyism, Germany Neerchokikoo Potlatch Wild Westing Rendezvous (fur trade) "Powwow". Merriam-Webster. Archived...
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experiments Sixties Scoop Kimelman Report High Arctic relocation RCMP dog killings Racism Stereotypes Pass system Potlatch ban Indian agents Indian hospitals...
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the redistribution of property which was conducted primarily through the potlatch. Therefore, the governmental prohibitions valid until 1934 (USA) and 1951...
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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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Totem Pole. New York: Holiday House. Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane (1997) Potlatch: A Tsimshian Celebration. New York: Holiday House. David Boxley's Web site...
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