First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law (PB) Wampum Anthropologist William N Fenton reports

Anthropologist William N Fenton reports on the provenance and cultural history of a condolence cane collected about 1920 from Six Nations of the Grand River and deposited with the Cranbrook Institute of Science

Chapter three discusses the images in terms of symbols and designs used by Algonkian peoples in sacred and secular picture writing

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With chapters focusing on the use and misuse of law as it pertains to Indigenous peoples in North America

and an appendix listing National Historic Sites Commemorating Aboriginal History in Canada

First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law (PB) Wampum Anthropologist William N Fenton reportsFirst Nations Cultural Heritage and Law is the first of two interdisciplinary volumes exploring First Nations perspectives on cultural heritage and issues of reform within and beyond Western law. Written in plain language and in collaboration with First Nation partners, it contains seven case studies featuring indigenous concepts, legal orders, and encounters with legislation and negotiations; a national review essay; three chapters reflecting on