Associations to the word «Potlatch»
Noun
- Pot
- Columbia
- Nations
- Golden
- Pm
- Missionary
- Plain
- Memorial
- Practitioner
- Culture
- Franz
- Guild
- Narrative
- Fishing
- Northeast
- Item
- Chief
- Status
- Slave
- Privilege
- Implication
- Southeast
- Quest
- Corporation
- Distribution
- Preparation
- Burial
- Native
- Consumption
- Possession
- Cole
- Southwest
- Occasion
- Hunting
- Gather
- Settler
- Dancer
- Lodge
- Hudson
- Society
- Marriage
- Quantity
- Practice
- Community
- Index
- Rifle
- Mill
- Spirit
- Descent
- Spin
- Hood
- Elder
- Meal
- Stick
- Good
- Rank
- Phenomenon
- Festival
- Margaret
- Aspect
- Northern
- Food
- Exchange
- Cloth
- Washington
- Photo
- Event
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
POTLATCH, noun. A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
POTLATCH, noun. A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
Dictionary definition
POTLATCH, noun. A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment).
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.