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@RichardJMurphy

The cultures of the Pacific Northwest had a very different kind of economy. It was largely centered around potlatch.

Which can best be summarized as competitive gift giving. Communities devoted themselves to producing material goods to be distributed to other communities in lavish gift giving.

In its most extreme case achieved and would show off as wealth by not only showering gifts on his guests, but burning piles of goods In a display of super abundance