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When Canada Banned Generosity
Canada tried to erase a spiritual, economic and political institution created centuries ago by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. A potlatch is a ceremony practised by First Nations along the coast of British Columbia. The word comes through Chinook Jargon, and it means to give. A host gathers guests for a feast, speeches, songs and dances, and then gives them gifts.
A potlatch can be held to commemorate a marriage, a death, the naming of a child or the succession of a chief. It can transfer names, titles, rights, privileges and responsibilities. It preserves oral history, regulates…
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