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Assorted References

major reference
- In Northwest Coast Indian: Stratification and social structure
banned in Canada
- In Native American: Religious freedom
comparison to Bronze Age hoarding
- In history of Europe: Rituals, religion, and art
Native American dance
- In Native American dance: The Northwest Coast
Native American religions
- In Native American religions: Diversity and common themes

practicing cultures

Coast Salish
- In Coast Salish
Haida
- In Haida
hunter-gatherers
- In primitive culture: Settled hunting and gathering societies
Ingalik
- In Deg Xinag
Kwakiutl
- In Kwakiutl
Nuu-chah-nulth
- In Nuu-chah-nulth
Tanaina
- In Tanaina
Tanana
- In Tanana
Tlingit
- In Tlingit
Tsimshian
- In Tsimshian

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Updated terminology regarding Indigenous peoples.	Teagan Wolter	Jan 11, 2025
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Mar 10, 2020
	Modified link of Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Potlatch.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jan 12, 2018
	Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Potlatch.	Deepti Mahajan	Sep 10, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998