The Two-Row Wampum
By: Zola
Publisher: The author
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Montreal, Quebec, Canada]
Language: eng
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Civil rights; Colonization; Land tenure; Government relations
Description: Zola, a street artist and settler seeks to educate others from an anti-oppressive point of view, providing information about the 1613 Two-Row Wampum (Tawagonshi) Treaty (also known as Kaswhenta). The zine, written in the year of the treaty's 400th anniversary, includes information about the historical significance of wampum, the repatriation of wampum held in museums back to Indigenous communities, and how the two-row wampum has become a modern symbol of the decolonization of Turtle Island. There is writing about damage done to oral tradition by colonialism, and a list of allyship responsibilities and guidelines for settlers who seek to support Indigenous peoples. There are mentions of the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Two Row Renewal Campaign, and the Idle No More protest movement. There is a list of further reading and references by Indigenous people.