- Potlatch - Wikipedia
A potlatch is a gift-giving feast practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States, [1] among whom it is traditionally the primary governmental institution, legislative body, and economic system [2]
- Potlatch | Definition, Ceremony, Facts | Britannica
potlatch, ceremonial distribution of property and gifts to affirm or reaffirm social status, as uniquely institutionalized by the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Pacific coast The potlatch reached its most elaborate development among the southern Kwakiutl from 1849 to 1925
- Potlatch - The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Potlatch (from the Chinook word Patshatl) is a ceremony integral to the governing structure, culture and spiritual traditions of various First Nations living on the Northwest Coast (including the Kwakwaka’wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish) and the Dene living in parts of the interior western subarctic
- Potlatch | Potlatch | Living Tradition, The Kwakwakawakw Potlatch on . . .
Today’s potlatch involves feasting, singing, dancing, and speeches— but one of the most unique aspects of the ceremony is the distribution of gifts to all invited guests
- Potlatch: Ancient North American Indian Tradition Of Very Generous Gift . . .
The largest Potlatch took place when the queen of Sheba gifted King Solomon 120 talents of gold and the largest quantity of spices ever exchanged at the time From 1849 to 1925 the Potlatch reached its most elaborate development among the southern Kwakiutl, North American Indians who traditionally lived in what is now British Columbia, Canada
- Potlach Ceremony of Native Americans – Legends of America
A Potlach Ceremony is an opulent gift-giving ceremonial feast to celebrate an important event held by tribes of Northwest Indians of North America, including the Tlingit, Tsimishian, Haida, Coast Salish, Chinook, and Dene people The term ‘Potlatch’ was taken from a Nootka Indian word meaning “gift ”
- Potlatch - New World Encyclopedia
The potlatch took the form of a ceremonial feast traditionally featuring seal meat or salmon to commemorate an important event, such as the death of a high-status person, but was expanded over time to celebrate events in the life cycle of the host family, such as the birth of a child, the start of a daughter's menstrual cycle, and even the
- Potlatch - Encyclopedia. com
POTLATCH is any of a disparate variety of complex ceremonies among the Indians of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, associated with the legitimization of the transfer or inheritance of hereditary aristocratic titles and their associated rights, privileges, and obligations
|