Claim: Potlach events were usually hosted by a numaym in the culture of Cherokee, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Evidence: The event was hosted by a numaym, or 'House', in Kwakwaka'wakw culture. 
The Cherokee (/ˈtʃɛrəkiː/; Cherokee: ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, romanized: Aniyvwiyaʔi, or Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.