ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTLATCH
From Chinook, from Nootka patshatl a giving, present.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTLATCH»
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potlatch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
potlatch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Potlatch: A Tsimshian Celebration
Describes the traditions of the Tsimshian Indians living in Metlakatla, Alaska, and, in particular, those connected with a potlatch they hold to celebrate their heritage.
Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, 1997
2
The
Potlatch Papers: A Colonial Case History
Variously described as an exchange of gifts, a destruction of property, a system of banking, and a struggle for prestige, the potlatch is considered one of the founding concepts of anthropology.
Christopher Bracken, 1997
3
Chiefly feasts: the enduring Kwakiutl
potlatch ; [American ...
The magnificent collection of art made by the Kwakiutl Indians of northern Vancouver Island and the nearby mainland, assembled in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for the American Museum of Natural History, lies at the ...
Aldona Jonaitis, Douglas Cole, American Museum of Natural History, 1991
4
Potlatch at Gitsegukla: William Beynon's 1945 Field Notebooks
In addition to meticulously transcribing and annotating the text of the notebooks, Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin provide a comprehensive introduction that puts Beynon's account into a Gitskan cultural perspective, as well as ...
Marjorie M. Halpin, Margaret Seguin Anderson, 2011
5
Company Town:
Potlatch, Idaho, and the
Potlatch Lumber Company
This is the story of the Pacific Northwest in microcosm: the exploitation of natural resources; the impact of big business on the development of a rutal area; of ordinary people making a place their home.
6
Potlatch People: Indian Lives & Legends of British Columbia
This publication is a collection of both Thornton's colourful portraits and the fascinating story behind each one.
Mildred Valley Thornton, 2003
7
Symbolic Immortality: The Tlingit
Potlatch of the Nineteenth ...
Discusses Christianity's effect on the Tlingit culture, and the impact of these people's memorial rites on present day funeral services
CEREMONY FOR THE CHILDREN' [Veniaminov ([ 1840] 1984:424) listed a third
major festival, "for children," the other two being the wake ("to nourish the dead")
and the major potlatch just described ("to raise the dead"). The festival for the ...
George Thornton Emmons, Frederica De Laguna, 1991
9
Social Change and Cultural Continuity Among Native Nations
The southern and Haida villages have less elaborate potlatch ceremonies. Death
, funeral obligations, and honoring of the dead remain central features of Tlingit
culture. The contemporary potlatch is focused on honoring dead clan ...
10
Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and ...
In this section, we will briefly detail the assault on two prominent Aboriginal
traditions: the potlatch and the Sun Dance. The potlatch was an integral part of
the cultures of most Northwest Coast Indian societies. These societies were
based on ...
James Burgess Waldram, Ann Herring, T. Kue Young, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTLATCH»
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Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Hits New 52-week Low During July 24 …
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $33.44, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Hits New 52-week Low During July 23 …
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $34.10, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
Potlatch teacher spends 11 days in the Arctic
Potlatch Junior-Senior High School science students will have the benefit of their teacher's firsthand experience this fall during the school's first ... «Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Jul 15»
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Hits New 52-week Low During July 22 …
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $33.89, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Hits New 52-week Low During July 21 …
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $34.32, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
Analyst Rating Update: Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH)
Wall Street analysts have placed a target price of $41.5 for Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH). This number is based on the mean ... «Markets Daily, Jul 15»
Stock Insights: Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH)
Investors are watching shares of Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH) today as the stock opened the current trading session at 34.32 and at ... «Vanguard Tribune, Jul 15»
Potlatch Becomes Oversold (PCH)
In trading on Monday, shares of Potlatch Corp (Symbol: PCH) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
Company Shares of Potlatch Corporation Drops by -1.94%
Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH) has lost 1.94% during the past week and dropped 6.07% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are however, ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Hits New 52-week Low During July 17 …
Potlatch Corporation (PCH) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $34.93, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
