Chandlee Crawford, a 2024 CNAIS concentrator, focused his capstone project delved into Wabanaki wampum culture through academic research and hands-on application. His paper examined how prominent anthropologists have defined wampum cultures in the Northeast and compared the treatment of Wabanaki wampum to others. After exploring the grading of Northeastern tribes’ wampum by Western anthropologists, he critiqued the classifications of quality by these academics, arguing that they overlooked the cultural significance of wampum. Additionally, he collaborated with tribal members to recreate an historic wampum belt, following traditional protocols and practices and reusing wampum pieces from an existing belt. As a wampum artist himself, Crawford worked with a tribal elder and mentor to create his wampum belt for this capstone.