His father had been slain by the head chief’s warriors. The boy chief made a law that wampum should be the price of peace. When war was to be declared the tomahawk should be painted on a belt of wampum; [[202]]it should be sent to the tribe they would fight against; when the war was over the two tribes should exchange belts of wampum as promises of peace.
The head chief sent a wampum belt to the boy chief’s tribe; then they had peace.
This is the story the tribes tell of how wampum came to be used for war and for peace.
Adapted from “Iroquois Myths,” Powell’s Report. [[203]]
Apache Scout ready for War Dance
From a Photograph
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