Word: wampum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ahead would slow much trade that is negotiated in dollars. Beyond that, economists disagree about whether gold itself poses any threat. Many believe, as Economist John Maynard Keynes said, that gold is just a "barbarous relic," a commodity like pork bellies that should have no more monetary impact than wampum beads. Yet in this real world, the bullion boom could ultimately prove highly inflationary...
...could hurt the entire Indian movement. But it was not only the young militants who debased the old traditions. Anxious to bring the whole shabby episode to an end with as little fuss as possible, the Administration hastily collected $66,650 in "expense money" from various agencies, sent the wampum to the bureau in a black leather attaché case and had it passed out to the young demonstrators as they finally ended their siege. That was a very long way from 1792 when, as a token of respect, George Washington presented Red Jacket with a medal...
Scott hopes Indians will not add to the offense Indians have already received in this country. He is nervous about using props like peace pipes and wampum, which are sacred objects. He wants the play to be as realistic, and thus as shocking, as possible. "If you're not shaken up by the end of it then I really have failed...
...collection of Indian painting, weaving, carving and mask designs put together by the Denver Museum director responsible for the fine Indian art show now at Manhattan's Whitney Museum (TIME. Dec. 6). Amid a plethora of the overupholstered and overpriced, this book is a notable example of wampum well spent...
According to the mythology lovingly fostered by the owners of baseball, the game is filled with clean cut boys from towns like Commerce, Oklahoma and Wampum, Pennsylvania who say "aw shucks" a lot, are grateful for the chance to play ball for all the nice folks in the stands, and, if they have the time, are also lay preachers for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. It's a wonderful world, baseball, full of unspoiled heroes and magnanimous owners and a pantheon of Gods whose names are Ruth and DiMaggio, Cobb and Williams, Musial and Wagner. Jim Bouton, like most American...