The scholarly community faces several challenges. (1) Did the Braden style have its origins in the Cahokia phenomenon? (2) How does ongoing discussion of the nature and history of Cahokian society affect the understanding of the evolution and proliferation of the Braden style? (3) How should the indigenous local art traditions and styles be understood? Is “style region” the most accurate or useful way to think of the Mississippian-era art map of the Eastern Woodlands and Plains? (4) How did Braden art impact the local traditions? (5) What other exotic iconographic art influenced the local
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