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Food and the Potlatch

Food and the Potlatch

Potlaches can last hours, sometimes even days, so food is very important to the potlatch. To many tourists' surprise, food at a potlatch is given, not sold. One may be very tired for sitting for hours at a potlatch, and that sandwich and bag of chips just gave them another five hours. Photo taken July 26, 2006

Credit: Keri Charles