DONEHOGAWAH WAR BELT
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Belts of four sets of joined diamonds with four white paths on one end by Tina Big Bear Anderson
Reprinted from WAMPUM BELTS of the IROQUOIS
By Tehanetorens
This belt was formerly held by Donehogawah or General Ely S. Parker. It means “Five Council Fires” or “Death Belt” of the five Iroquois Nations, the Confederacy of the Iroquois. T...
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TJohnson writes:
The last name of the girl in the picture is Johnson, not anderson. She went to the Freedom School. It was great to see that these pictures are being shared. Our Heritage needs to be kept alive.
07/01/2012, 7:58 pm