potlatch

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021

In 2019, the museum entered into a contract with Carey Newman, an artist from Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation, by taking part in a potlatch — a traditional ceremony.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 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

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

We have other girl children; she is now wedded to the Moon; to him we need not give a potlatch.'

From Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin by Nixon-Roulet, Mary F.