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| | Glossary - New Brunswick: Our Stories, Our People |
 | | In the Wabanahki tradition, chiefs are leaders, respected for their wisdom of experience, who provide advice. |
 | | Wabanahki Confederacy (wah-bah-NAH-kee) A political alliance established in the early 1700s by Maliseet, Mikmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Abenaki leaders. |
 | | Wampum belt (WAUH-pum) In the Wabanahki tradition, shell beads were strung together and woven into belts, as a written document to record an important law, agreement, or event. |
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