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Potlatch

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a term, corrupted from a Nootka Indian word for "gift," for a ceremonial custom among some of the Indian tribes of north-west America, consisting in the distribution by an individual of his property among his friends and neighbours, who make equivalent gifts, with interest, in return.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Potlatch'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/potlatch.html. 1910.
 
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