Talk:Dentalium

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Otis Halfmoon, a prominant scholar and Nez Perce Indian, has stated that the Nez Perce tribe did not practice dentalium. According to Mr. Halfmoon this name is a misnomer and was given to to the Nez Perce people mistakenly by white settlers who confused them with the other nearby tribes. The Nez Perce have their own name for themselves. Tsoopnitpeloo, which means "The Walking Out People."

Further information is found at http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=984 Dypak (talk) 02:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)Dypak