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Chapter 2: The First Americans
"Native American Jewelry"

Introduction
     In this chapter, you read about Native American customs and practices. Native American artwork, as you have learned, reflected the environment in which various groups lived. To learn more about the artwork-in particular the jewelry-of the eastern woodlands people, go to the Internet.

Destination Title: Native Web
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Directions
Start at the Native Web site.
  • Under "Site Index" click on Resource Center.
  • Under "Hosted Resources" click on NativeTech.
  • Click on Beads and Beadwork.
  • Click on Beads and Pendants~Meaning in Native American Life.
  • Read the text, then answer the following questions.

1. List some of the ways Native Americans used jewelry.


2. How did wampum beads improve relations between the European settlers and the native peoples?


3. Why were beads used in many of the dance and healing ceremonies?


4. If you were to create a spiritual totem, what would yours look like? Why?
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