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Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western North Atlantic hard-shelled clam. In New York, wampum beads have been discovered dating before 1510. [1]

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The following is a general description of wampum from Noah T. Clarke’s “The Wampum Belt Collection of the New York State Museum” dated 1931. "The name 'wampum' is a term which the early New England colonists derived from the Algonkian name 'wampomeag,' meaning 'a string' (of shell beads).

What is Wampum? This video, filmed on location at the Onondaga Nation School in Onondaga Nation, focuses on the history and purposes of wampum and wampum belts in the Haudenosaunee culture. Also included is a description of the Hiawatha Belt and its symbolism. This video accompanies New York State Education Department ELA curriculum module 4M1A.

Wampum is a vital part of Onondaga and Haudenosaunee culture. Wampum is created from the shell of a clam. The beads are cut from the white and purple parts of the shell.

Apr 10, 2023 · Wampum has a played key role in the history of what is now New York state and the culture of the Haudenosaunee, the alliance of six nations based upstate. The Two Row belt is a visual representation of the first agreement made in ca. 1613 in upstate New York between the Haudensaunee and Dutch traders.

Wampum is a collaboration of friends and family seeking to make a difference through their designs and products. The Wampum collection blends together the easy style of the beach with the energy of the city and the natural wonder of the mountains.

Wampum are beads made from various white and purple mollusk shells which were and are still used by various Native nations throughout northeastern North America for ornamental or ceremonial use. Contrary to misconceptions, wampum was not "indian money."