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History of Beads and Beading and First Nation Peoples in British Columbia

Pre-Contact Beading Traditions Before European contact, First Nation peoples in what is now British Columbia had rich and complex beading and adornment traditions. While the small, glass beads commonly associated with beading today came with Europeans, we created and used beads long before colonization. Materials Used: Beads are sewn onto clothing, incorporated into jewelry, andContinue reading “History of Beads and Beading and First Nation Peoples in British Columbia”