Claim: Potlatch was usually hosted by a numaym, which had around one hundred members grouped together into a nation.
Evidence: The event was hosted by a numaym, or 'House', in Kwakwaka'wakw culture. A numaym was a complex cognatic kin group usually headed by aristocrats, but including commoners and occasional slaves. It had about one hundred members and several would be grouped together into a nation.