1. potlatch - Noun
2. potlatch - Verb
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
Source: WordNetAsau, with the Potlatch sawmillers and Samoa Forest Products, was one of the busiest parts of Savai'i in the 1960s and 1970s; however, the departure of Potlatch and the scaling down of the sawmill has left Asau a ghost town in recent years. Source: Internet
Lewiston's main industries are agriculture, paper and timber products production at the mill owned and operated by the Clearwater Paper Corporation (until December 2008, a part of the Potlatch Corporation ) and light manufacturing. Source: Internet
Potlatch invested about US$2,500,000 in a state-of-the-art sawmill and another US$6,000,000 over several years to develop power, water, and haul roads for their facility. Source: Internet
As a result, singing potlatch songs was a source of punishment and fear for many generations. Source: Internet
In his role as ninogaad (culturally trained specialist), Kwaxsistalla Wathl'thla was the last culturally trained potlatch speaker. Source: Internet