Vanishing Images? Mediations of Native Americans in the Tradition of the Western
Theses
Author/Creator
Janna Soeder
Description
[Communication] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, 2019.
Discusses wampum belts, produced by tribes of the Eastern seaboard from 1600 to 1800, including their distinct beadwork styles, their functions and the practice of reuse of beads.
Using the example of the Santee Community Schools on the Santee Sioux reservation to examine the failure of external interventions in addressing Indigenous educational needs.