The word potlatch is a Chinook Jargon word, that means "to give."
A potlatch shares myths and knowledge through stories, songs and dances.
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Events like weddings, birth, or death are celebrated with a potlatch.
At a potlatch the host gives guests expensive gifts.
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The guest receiving the most gifts then has to throw an even larger potlatch.
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