potlatch
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An activist and artist, he was a devotee of the wealth-redistributing feast known as the potlatch, which he called “the best form of resistance we have” against Western capitalism.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
As the characters make their winding way toward the vaunted potlatch, there are passages of quiet beauty, deep emotion and sharp observation.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020
Echo-Hawk’s family was adopted into the tribe in a potlatch with “a huge ceremony — it was the official, Athabascan way.”
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2018
A Tlingit might spend years gathering pelts, blankets, and weapons, then give them all away in a feast, called a potlatch, which often featured a pole-raising.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015
Costly entertainments, such as the potlatch or the ball, are peculiarly adapted to serve this end.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
Vocabulary lists containing potlatch
Native American History - Introductory
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Native American History - Middle School and High School
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The Early Americas and European Exploration, Lessons 1–2
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