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Make a Wampum Belt
In this lesson, from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the cultural and visual art traditions of coastal American Indian tribes. They discuss the Native American barter system of economics and explore wampum as a form of exchange. Students make a wampum belt using plastic straws and beads.