Re: ritual destruction

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On Thu, 28 Nov 1996 22:12:39 -0600, Jason Morris <Jason.Morris@chron.com>
wrote:

>what is the name of the ritual done by an eskimo/indian group in the
>northwest US? i know it involves the destruction of property but i
>can't recall its name or why they do it. please message me at
>jason.morris@chron.com. thanks in advance.

wasn't that what the Kwakiutl are/were doing and wasn't it called
"potlatch"? just from the top offa my head.
Frank

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