11/26/13 - wampumpeag
Beads made from shells and used by the Algonquian tribes as money for trade at the time the first Europeans arrived in Massachusetts; usually shortened to 'wampum' in English.
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Learn English through our monthly topic: November
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View ArticleLearn English through our monthly topic: November
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