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The Two Row Wampum Treaty Belt
--Tékeni Teioháte

The Two Row Wampum Belt symbolizes the relationship
of the native people of North America, Onkwehónwe, Mo.,
with the Whiteman, Raserónni, Mo., , Ca. One
purple row of beads represents the path of the natives' canoe
which contains their customs and laws. The other row represents the path
of the Whiteman's vessel, the sailing ship, which contains his customs
and laws. The meaning of the parallel paths is that neither boat should
out pace the other, and the paths should remain separate and parallel
forever, that is, as long as the grass grows, the rivers flow, the sun
shines, and will be everlasting, and they shall always renew their
treaties.
The
Two Row Wampum Treaty - |