Claim: Potlach events were usually hosted by a numaym in the culture of Kwakwaka'wakw, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Evidence: N.B. This overview concerns the Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch. Potlatch traditions and formalities and kinship systems in other cultures of the region differ, often substantially. The event was hosted by a numaym, or 'House', in Kwakwaka'wakw culture. The Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw (IPA: [ˈkʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ), also known as the Kwakiutl (/ˈkwɑːkjʊtəl/; "Kwak'wala-speaking peoples") are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.