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A note on the return of eleven wampum belts to the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy on...

Authors :
Tooker, Elisabeth
Source :
Ethnohistory. Spring98, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p219. 18p. 8 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

Discusses the repatriation of eleven wampum belts, belts designed with shell beads, on May 8, 1998 to the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy on Grand River, Canada. Significance of the wampum belts to Iroquois tradition and culture; Reference to an article on the return of the belts in the text `Ethnohistory,' by William N. Fenton; Details on a ceremony staged at the Onondaga Longhouse on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario; Factors which prompted the belt's return.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00141801
Volume :
45
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ethnohistory
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
834463
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/483059