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<p class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p><font>From:</font><span></span><span></span><span class="gD"> </span><span class="gD">Kevin & Cheryl Caldwell</span> <span class="go">kevin.caldwell1963@verizon</span><span class="go"></span>
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Subject: </font><span class="gI">LL-L 'Traditions' 2010.12.22 (02) [EN]</span><br><span class="gI">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I
doubt that the term “potluck” has anything to do with “potlatch.” It’s
more along the lines of “the luck of the pot,” in that you never know
what other people are bringing. Potluck meals are also called
“pitch-ins” (because everyone pitches in to provide the meal) or
“covered dish dinners.” They are so common (at least in the US) that
you can find entire cookbooks dedicated to them, as well as serving
dishes designed for ease of transport (including insulated carrying
bags, snap-on lids to prevent spills, etc.).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Kevin Caldwell</span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Laurel, MD<br><br>----------<br><br></span><font>From:</font><span></span><span></span><span class="gD"> </span><span class="gI"><span class="gD">Mike Morgan</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:mwmbombay@gmail.com">mwmbombay@gmail.com</a></span></span><span class="go"></span><span class="go"></span>
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Subject: </font><span class="gI">LL-L 'Traditions' 2010.12.22 (02) [EN]</span><br><br>Thanks Mark for nudging my brain....<br><br>Yes, it seems not unlikely (how is THAT for a hedge!) that a possible source of the NAME <i>potluck</i> is "potlatch" (which is Chinook jargon originally coming from Nuu-chah-nulth (aka Nootka) verb <i>p̓ačiƛ</i> "to make a ceremonial gift in a potlatch"). <br>
<br>Potlatch is the traditional give-away of NW coast tribes, in which
wealth and possessions are redistributed (a native welfare scheme, if
you will). Traditionally, these potlatches were held in winter months
(maybe also a source of N American love of Christmas gift exchanges?).
And, giving truth to the saying "it is better to give than to receive",
status in these tribes was largely associated with who gave away the
most at the potlatch. (Maybe that is where the Rockefellers and
Carnegies got their idea of philanthropy.)<br>
<br>Note: both canada and (later) the US made potlatches illegal in the late 19th century.<br><br>a good overview is given at:<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch</a><br>
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<font>From:</font><span></span><span> Brooks, Mark</span> <span><a href="mailto:mark.brooks@twc.state.tx.us" target="_blank">mark.brooks@twc.state.tx.us</a></span></p><div class="im">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span></span><span style="color:black">Well,
it could be folk etymology, but I heard that it comes from the Tlingit
tribe in the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada and the USA. You can read
about the tradition at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch</a>. We took a tour in the Ketchikan, Alaska area and that’s what we heard. Like I said, it could
be a tour-guide’s explanation.</p>
<br>mwm || <u>U</u> C > || mike || мика || माईक || マイク || மாய்க் (aka Dr Michael W Morgan)<br></div>linguistic typologist/sign language linguist (temporarily) at large<br>"Have language, will travel"<br>
<b>"If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel
free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection so long as he
does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence." (MKG)<br>"You assist an unjust administration most effectively by obeying its
orders and decrees. An evil administration never deserves such
allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil.</b> <b>A good
person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of
the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty." (MKG)</b><br><br>----------<br><br>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>Subject: Traditions<br><br>Thanks, guys!<br><br>
More information about the North American <i>potlatch</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch</a><br><br>I have witnessed remnants of this tradition among indigenous Northwest Americans, especially at powwows. I personally find it to be a very laudable tradition, although it did not seem right to earlier European settlers and their materialistic and competitive ways of thinking.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br></div></div><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)" size="2"><div style="text-align:center">=========================================================<br>
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