Potlatch: Then and Now
        Story home
        Introduction to potlatch
        Food, gifts and suppression
        Coppers
        The bighouse and hamat'sa
        Regalia and masks
        The cedar tree
        Conclusion

        Activities
        Copper Game
        Mask Game

        Supplementary Information
        Traditional Salmon Barbeque Recipe
        Gifts given at the potlatch
        Potlatch suppression
        The bighouse
        Bighouse diagram
        The hamat'sa
        Uses for cedar

        Teacher's Corner
        Lesson One: Remembrance
        Lesson Two: Suppression Debate
        Lesson Three: Classroom Potlatch
        Lesson Four: Environment and Life
        Lesson Five: Technology Exchange
        Lesson Six: Trade Role Play
        Lesson Seven: The West Coast Environment

        Site Credits
        The U'mista Cultural Centre