Potlatch

A Potlatch is a social event where a certain family would host a party of sorts. During the party the family would give many marvelous gifts to their guests. While the reason behind this was supposed to be to redistribute the wealth throughout the community but many just used it as a clever way to make they look good to others. Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast mainly practiced this event of its own.
There are some similarities between Potlatch’s in the past and lots of charity work today. Both are supposed to be Redistributing the wealth and they are, but most people who do charity work are simply put trying to boost the way they look to others. It’s sad but true that many wealthy celebrity figures take this generous act and twist it into a way to just end up making themselves more money. It would seem that the Wealthy of the northwest Pacific tribes have the same pride in them that celebrities today do. We can look on the bright side though, at least they are doing a little good for others in this selfish act, and the same thing probably happened to the less than wealthy people of the past with Potlatchs.