SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -It primarily functions to redistribute wealth, confer status and rank upon individuals, kin groups and clans, and to establish claims to names, powers and rights to hunting and fishing territories. On a ceremonial dugout canoe, made from a single cedar log, dancers wearing regalia announce a potlatch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word “potlatch” means “to give” and comes from a trade jargon, Chinook, formerly used along the Pacific coast of Canada. Guests witnessing the event are given gifts. The more gifts given, the higher the status achieved by the potlatch host.