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Wampum Belt Archive
Arapahoe and Shoshone
Diabetes Wampum Belt
Belt ca. 1997
Joe Jacobs, second from left, with Alex McComber, second from right, and Wyoming Elders with
the Arapahoe and Shoshone wampum belt. Photo Courtesy of Christine Graef (2003)
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Description:
The Mohawk word (Joe Jacobs) put on the belt is “Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare” which means “Our blood is sweet.”
References:
Gibson, N. 2003. Our Blood is Sweet: The Wampum Belt Journey. Interview with Joe Jacobs creator of the Diabetes Wampum Belt.
Graef, Christine. 2003. Traditional Wampum Belt Carries Message of Health. An Online Newsletter, June 28, Issue 90. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues03/Co06282003/CO_06282003_Wampum_Belt.htm
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