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Potlatch House every Wednesday. It was started in the late 1980s by two women from the Saik'uz reserve. Past jackpots have included a truck and cash prizes up to $ 20,000. Other sources of revenue are the campgrounds and boat launch, which hold an annual fishing derby on
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