Creating Indigenous Property History Wampum strings and belts were

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This Algonquian language is spoken by thousands in Alberta and Montana

This resource offers educators a powerful way to engage their students in learning about their world

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Creating Indigenous Property History Wampum strings and belts wereCreating Indigenous Property: Power, Rights, and Relationships, is edited by Angela Cameron, Sari Graben and Val Napoleon. Val Napoleon is from northeast British Columbia (Treaty 8) and a member of Saulteau First Nation. She is also an adopted member of the Gitanyow (Gitksan) House of Luuxhon, Ganada (Frog) Clan. Creating Indigenous Property discusses how the colonial imposition of the Canadian legal order has undermined Indigenous law, creating gaps