BRATTLEBORO — It all starts by finding the right quahog shell. That's what Perley Murray, owner of Walks with Wolves Creations on Elliot Street, says about the process of creating wampum jewelry.

CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — Should you wish to behold sparkling elegance, stop by The Purple Shell. Native Americans Allen L. Hazard Sr. and his wife, Patricia, will be delighted to show you the jewelry they ...

Wampum is a fascinating subject: the Shinnecock people fashioned local shells into beads that became the medium of currency among northeastern native peoples, and even were used as a medium of ...

"Wampum" is an English settler term derived from the Algonquin ... for defending against attacks by Indigenous people and pirates; and pieces of settler jewelry. Archaeologists have also unearthed the ...

Wampum, a purple and white bead, comes from Native American culture in the southern New England area. Allen Hazard of the Narragansett tribe has been making wampum from quahogs, or hard-shell clams, ...