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potlatch
thumb|right|The Kwakwaka'wakw continue the practice of potlatch. Illustrated here is ''Wawadit'la'' in Thunderbird Park, Victoria, B.C., a big house built by Chief [[Mungo Martin in 1953. Wealthy, prominent hosts would have a Big House specifically for potlatching and for housing guests.]]
Chinook Jargon
pidgin language of northwest North America
Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune
Priest and missionary (1855-1930)