A potlatch is a gift-giving feast practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States, among whom it is traditionally the primary governmental institution, legislative body, economic system. This includes the Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish cultures. Potlatches are a common feature of the peoples of the Interior and of the Subarctic adjoining the Northwest Coast, although without the elaborate ritual and gift-giving economy of the coastal peoples. A potlatch involves giving away or destroying wealth or valuable items in order to demonstrate a leader's wealth and power. Potlatches are focused on the reaffirmation of family and international connections, the human connection with the supernatural world. Legal proceedings may include namings, business negotiations and transactions, divorces, end of mourning, transfers of physical and intellectual property, initiations, treaty proceedings, monument commemorations, honouring of the ancestors.

Potlatch serves as a strict resource management regime, where coastal peoples discuss and affirm rights to and uses of specific territories and resources. Potlatches involve music, singing, storytelling and joking and games; the honouring of the supernatural and the recitation of oral histories are a central part of many potlatches. Potlatches went through a history of rigorous ban by the Canadian federal government, continuing underground despite the risk of criminal punishment, have been studied by many anthropologists. Since the practice was de-criminalized after World War II, the potlatch has re-emerged in some communities. In many it is still the bedrock of indigenous governance, as in the Haida Nation, which has rooted its democracy in potlatch law; the word comes from the Chinook Jargon, meaning "to give away" or "a gift". N. B; this overview concerns the Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch. Potlatch traditions and formalities and kinship systems in other cultures of the region differ substantially. A potlatch was held on the occasion of births, adoptions and other major events.

The potlatch was practiced more in the winter seasons as the warmer months were for procuring wealth for the family, clan, or village coming home and sharing that with neighbors and friends. The event was hosted by ` House', in Kwakwaka ` wakw culture. A numaym was a complex cognatic kin group headed by aristocrats, but including commoners and occasional slaves, it had about one hundred members and several would be grouped together into a nation. The House drew its identity from its ancestral founder a mythical animal who descended to earth and removed his animal mask, thus becoming human; the mask became a family heirloom passed from father to son along with the name of the ancestor himself. This made him the leader of the numaym, considered the living incarnation of the founder. Only rich people could host a potlatch. Tribal slaves were not allowed to attend a potlatch as a guest. In some instances, it was possible to have multiple hosts at one potlatch ceremony. If a member of a nation had suffered an injury or indignity, hosting a potlatch could help to heal their tarnished reputation The potlatch was the occasion on which titles associated with masks and other objects were "fastened on" to a new office holder.

Two kinds of titles were transferred on these occasions. Firstly, each numaym had a number of named positions of ranked "seats" transferred within itself; these ranked titles granted rights to hunting and berrying territories.:198 Secondly, there were a number of titles that would be passed between numayma to in-laws, which included feast names that gave one a role in the Winter Ceremonial.:194 Aristocrats felt safe giving these titles to their out-marrying daughter's children because this daughter and her children would be rejoined with her natal numaym and the titles returned with them.:201 Any one individual might have several "seats" which allowed them to sit, in rank order, according to their title, as the host displayed and distributed wealth and made speeches. Besides the transfer of titles at a potlatch, the event was given "weight" by the distribution of other less important objects such as Chilkat blankets, animal skins and ornamental "coppers", it is the distribution of large numbers of Hudson Bay blankets, the destruction of valued coppers that first drew government attention to the potlatch.:205 On occasion, preserved food was given as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.

Gifts known as sta-bigs consisted of preserved food, wrapped in a mat or contained in a storage basket. Dorothy Johansen describes the dynamic: "In the potlatch, the host in effect challenged a guest chieftain to exceed him in his'power' to give away or to destroy goods. If the guest did not return 100 percent on the gifts received and destroy more wealth in a bigger and better bonfire, he and his people lost face and so his'power' was diminished." Hierarchical relations within and between clans and nations, were observed and reinforced through the distribution or sometimes destruction of wealth, dance performances, other ceremonies. The status of any given family is raised not by who has the most resources, but by who distributes the most resources; the hosts d

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The United States Department of the Army offers a variety of awards and incentive programs to honor and recognize the contribution and efforts of its civilian workforce. There are three categories of recognition: monetary and time-off. Special Act or Service Award- A SASA is a cash award given to recognize a meritorious personal effort, service, scientific or other achievement accomplished within or outside assigned job responsibilities. All appropriated. Cash awards range depending on the achievement being recognized. On-the-Spot Cash Award- The OTS cash award is a small SASA which may be given by a supervisor for day to day accomplishments of subordinate employees. Time Off Award- Employees may be granted up to 80 hours of time off during a leave year without charge to leave or loss of pay as an award for achievements or performance contributing to the Army mission. Performance Award- A performance award is a monetary award given in recognition of high-level performance for a specific period.

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Enga Thambi is a 1993 Tamil action romance film directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy. The film stars Prashanth and Subhashri in the lead roles with Lakshmi and Nassar in supporting roles. Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's music; the film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as Allari Prema. Pichumani is an orphan, Muthu brings him up. Pichumani falls in love with Indu. Indu is determined to wed her first love. To avert this, Dinakar hatches a plan; when Indu gives up hope, advocate Shanthi emerges to fight his case. It is revealed that Dinakar have been in a relationship earlier. Now, will their past work in the favor of the lovebirds or will it make matters worse is the rest of the story. In the end, Dinakar gets arrested and comes to know that Pichumani is his son and that Shanthi is his mother; the film ends with Indu getting married. Subhashri, sister of Kannada actress Malasri, was recommended by Thiagarajan to be the heroine of the film, he had recommended the actress to be a part of Shankar's Gentleman, while the director had met with Prashanth and his father Thiagarajan, while considering the casting for Kadhalan.

The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic from The New Straits Times noting that the film "makes best of a weak story", praising the performances of Prashanth and Nassar. The Indian Express wrote "S. D. Saba handles the script and his artists with confidence and his narration is neat." The music of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and released by actor Rajinikanth at a launch event. The lyrics written by Vaali, Pulamaipithan and Ponnadiyan. Enga Thambi on IMDb