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histories are a
central part of many
potlatches. From 1885 to 1951, the
Government of
Canada criminalized potlatches. However, the
practice persisted underground...
- held
potlatches in
celebratory seasons,
claiming to be
doing what was "customary with
white people during this season", and
celebrating potlatches around...
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Yupikized Athabaskans (Holikachuk and Deg Hit'an). The
Athabascan people hold
potlatches which have religious,
social and
economic significance. Dogs were their...
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Traditionally the
village was
centered on the chiefs' house, and this is
where potlatches were held. This was
because the
chief had the
biggest cache where the...
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seven potlatches in his lifetime. A
potlatch is a
giant giveaway whereat the host
gives away all or
nearly all of his/her possessions.
Potlatches serve...
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honor the deceased.
Other potlatches were held to
demonstrate the wealth, prosperity, or luck of a person: the more
potlatches, the
greater the wealth....
- the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw
openly hold
potlatches to
commit to the
revival of
their ancestors' ways. The
frequency of
potlatches has
increased as
occur frequently...
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people with
almost all of them
being the age of 70 or older.
Haida host
Potlatches which were
intricate economic and social-political
processes that include...
- to a
supernatural realm.
Northwest coast peoples generally use them in
potlatches to
illustrate myths,
while they are used by
Alaska natives for shamanic...
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viewed as
property of
their master, they
could be
bought or
given away in
potlatches like any other. A
child of a
slave was not a slave, but
carried the social...
