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)
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potlatch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, feast, fete, fiesta, observance |
Examples of potlatch
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By the 1950s the potlatch ban, by then ineffectual, was being quietly forgotten.
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The potlatch was also seen as a key target in assimilation policies and agendas.
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The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth.
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Potlatch feasts took on nuances of snobbery rivaling a Truman Capote party.
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This act of giving away your wealth was one of the main acts in a potlatch.
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The potlatch was seen as a key target in assimilation policies and agendas.
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Potlatch, the online editor of the OpenStreetMap project, is released under the WTFPL.
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The federal prohibition of potlatch and Sun Dance ceremonies ended in 1951.
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They need to potlatch or have their money spoil or be taxed, the latter two being equiv.
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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)
- A potlatch Aldona Jonaitis. Chiefly Feasts: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch. U. Washington Press 1991. ISBN 978-0295971148. is a festival ceremony practised by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. ...
- Potlatch is the second album by American band Redbone.
- Potlatch is an annual non-profit science fiction convention held in the Pacific Northwest region of North America since 1992. Unlike most SF conventions, Potlatch designates a "Book of Honor" rather than author, editor, fan, and/or artist "Guests of Honor."
- A ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity; A communal meal where guests bring dishes to share, a potluck
- A custom of the First Nations peoples of the Pacific north-west coast, where a ceremonial period of feasting was accompanied by lavish giving away, and sometimes destruction, of goods and property. Those who gave away or destroyed the most property earned the greatest social prestige. ...
- A ceremony used to display wealth and increase status.
- American Indian term for a gathering or festival in which gift giving is featured.
- An important ceremony of the Northwest Coast Indians in which the person hosting the potlatch gives away his or her possessions. It is a way for people to share their wealth with the community, to strengthen their leadership, and to earn the respect of others.
