A Voyage to the North West Side of America: The Journals of James Colnett, 1786-89
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Author/Creator
James Colnett
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.
Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
For use with the virtual exhibition Why Treaties Matter.