Anthropology

Greetings Anthro Friends! 

The time is fast approaching for our 2016 Potlatch celebration. For those who are unfamiliar with this tradition, Potlatch is our annual departmental fête brimming with music, food, fun, a skit (this year compliments of the faculty), a book sale, a silent and live auction, and of course, adult beverages. In addition to being an all-around good time, Potlatch helps us raise money for things in our department like travel awards- meaning you can spend more time editing your conference paper and less time worrying about how you’re going to get there! For more information, view the potlatch flier.

This year Potlatch will be held on Saturday, October 22nd, at the residence of Dr. Murray, so please mark your calendars. We will be sending out more details shortly. 

In preparation for this year’s silent and live auctions, we would like to remind Potlatch elders to return their legacy items for redistribution in this year’s celebration- “To retain that thing would be dangerous and mortal” (Mauss 1990:16). Also, we would like to open up donations for this year’s silent auction. Silent auctions items can be anything from homemade crafts to summer fieldwork souvenirs or items that have been taking up space on your shelves for too long. Remember that the silent auction is another means to raise funds for your department, so please be generous with donations. All donated and legacy items can be placed in the mailroom collection box, no later than October 14th. 

Please join us in making this the best Potlatch since last year.

Sincerely,

Your 2016 Potlatch Steering Committee