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 economic system.This includes the Heiltsuk, Haida, Nuxalk, Tlingit, Makah, Tsimshian, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Coast Salish cultures. Potlatches are also a common feature of the peoples of the Interior and of the Subarctic adjoining the Northwest Coast, though mostly without the elaborate ritual and gift-giving economy of the coastal peoples.
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Explanation: It is a thing for people to intervene when debates, etc get too heated or tend to stray. An example of intervening would be trying to get people back on topic or trying to settle down a heated debate, discussion, etc.
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A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States – principally in New England