Potlatch -'Waahlg_ahl!

We are having a potlatch.

  • 1. We are having a potlatch.
    14s
  • 2. Open your box of treasures.
    10s
  • 3. Wear your finest regalia, so people know who you are.
    8s
  • 4. Paint your face so everyone will know your clan.
    7s
  • 5. Remember your songs.
    4s
  • 6. And be ready to dance.
    11s
  • 7. Then when people see you, they will talk.
    10s
  • 8. They will say, "He/she must come from a very good place."
    6s
  • 9. This will bring your family honour (respect)
    5s
  • 10. Pay attention, while you attend potlatch.
    8s
  • 11. Listen to what i said.
    6s
  • 12. Then you can receive payment for witnessing.
    6s
  • 13. And when people see the nice things you received, you can tell them the story
    4s
  • 14. And you can say, "they gave away many nice things and treated us well, they are very classy people."
    6s
  • 15. This is how we will make each other happy.
    6s

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11 July 2016

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14s

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