A potlatch is a ceremonial festival with feasting and gift-giving among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, or generally a party.
A potlatch is a ceremonial festival among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest involving feasts and gift-giving, or more generally, a party or get-together.
| Front | potlatch \POT-lach\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A party or get-together. 2. A ceremonial festival among American Indians of the Pacific Northwest involving feasts, lavish gift giving, dances, etc. [From Chinook Jargon, from Nootka patshatl (to give, gift).] "'[The youth ambassadors] were coming to the biggest potlatch in the world, sharing and developing a sense of pride in who they are,' Diane Strand says." - Shelley Fralic; World's Biggest Potlatch Changing Attitudes; Vancouver Sun (Canada); Feb 24, 2010. |
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