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Indian Peace Medals: Emblems of Diplomacy
The Smithsonian is highlighting Indian peace medals, the engraved medallions once presented by colonial and US authorities to Native American leaders as tokens of alliance and diplomacy. The feature traces how these objects functioned as instruments of negotiation and symbolic friendship, while also reflecting the shifting and often coercive relations between Indigenous nations and expanding governments. The medals remain significant artifacts for understanding early American diplomatic practice and Native American history.
Why now: The Smithsonian's feature on the historical and diplomatic significance of Indian peace medals is drawing renewed attention to these artifacts.
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