potlatch

Example Sentences

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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

Back in February, when COVID-19 felt more like an uneasy rumor than a crisis, Colleen Echohawk traveled to Mentasta Lake, Alaska, for a potlatch funeral.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2020

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

We debated schemes for fund-raising but reluctantly decided that they would violate the party’s potlatch character.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 3, 2016

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