One of the most intriguing wampum belts of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is one known by many names: the Remembrance belt, the Defeat of the French Record belt, the Peacemaker …

Two Row Wampum – Gaswéñdah In 1613, the Mohawks noticed people coming into their territory unannounced. The visitors had begun to cut trees and clear land for their homes and farms.

There are at least four wampum belts that contain the “two row” imagery, which suggests it may have become a common treaty metaphor that was evoked from time to time. One belt ascribed …

Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and …

Nov 20, 2024 · For thousands of years, Indigenous people of America’s northeast region have crafted small, cylindrical beads called wampum from purple and white whelk and clam shells. …

Mohawks are the “People of the Flint” within the Rotinonhsyonni / Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Mohawks are considered the easternmost Nation within the Iroquois/Six Nation …

Sakaronhiokeweh was well-known for his abilities and talents as a silversmith, but what most people don’t know about him was that he also had the distinction of being the first Mohawk …

Mar 10, 2014 · With the rise of a new cycle of Indigenous struggles, and with the global crisis of capitalism intensifying, the recent 400th anniversary of the Two Row Wampum is a good …

Mar 4, 2025 · The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Battle at St. Regis and Mohawk Involvement in the War.”

Aug 9, 2013 · About Bird & Wampum: The Two-Row Wampum Treaty, also known as Kaswhenta, is a belt made of wampum beads symbolizing the Tawadonshi Areement of 1613. The …