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talking. At the same time Hy-ent-wat-ha instructed his brother 

 in all the ceremonials and language of the belts and the strings. 



The shells have since been called wampums. Hy-ent-wat-ha 

 made the white shells emblematic of peace and the purple of 

 mourning and war. The two colors combined were used in record- 

 ing their laws and councils. It may be said that Hy-ent-wat-ha 

 consecrated the little shells to certain specific uses which the 

 Indians generally have observed ever since. 



[Signed] Do-ne-ha-ga-wa 



The Wolf 



