potlatch

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One of the earliest pieces to enter the collection, in 1883, the canoe was embellished for exhibition in 1910 with figures representing Tlingits on their way to a potlatch ceremony.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

But NFTs are probably better explained as a 21st-century potlatch.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021

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

Kloshe Good spose if mika thou potlatch wilt give mika thy wawa words kopa to nesika, us kahkwa as muckamuck food kopa to the tumtum. mind.

From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron