FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Plains Indians
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Pacific Northwest Indians
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Arctic people
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Potlatch is characterized by a ceremony in which possessions are given away, or destroyed, to display wealth, generosity and enhance prestige. The term ‘Potlatch’ has been taken from a Nootka Indian word meaning “gift". The Nootka, are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada.
Detailed explanation-2: -potlatch, ceremonial distribution of property and gifts to affirm or reaffirm social status, as uniquely institutionalized by the American Indians of the Northwest Pacific coast. The potlatch reached its most elaborate development among the southern Kwakiutl from 1849 to 1925.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Tlingit and Kwakiutl nations of the Pacific Northwest, for example, held potlatch ceremonies for different occasions. The Tlingit potlatches occurred for succession (the granting of tribal titles or land) and funerals.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.