Potlatch Research Paper

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The potlatch name was given by the Northwest Coast celebrations. Origanted from the Nuu-chah-nulth word "pachitle" that meant "to give'". Also "the Potlatch brought to expression basic principles involved in social status and also served as a major force for social integration"(Page 131). A potlatch is a big celebration that often to longer than a year to plan. This usually occurred with a person's change in social status, such as, birth, death, and coming of age. These services included a feast, customer dances and singing some lasted up to three weeks. Each person that participated in the potlatch received gifts related to their social ranking in the community. This was the most important social event of the coastal people and involved a