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How did the Iroquois use wampum belts?
The Iroquois used wampum belts to tell things about the past. They were also used to remind people of the Great Peace.
Why did they use wampum belts?
To symbolize what the people were like. Whom ever wore what kind of wampum belt.
What is a sentence for wampum?
Wampum
What did it means when wampum was passed in the grand council?
I don't know what it mean I need you to tell me
What did the Iroquois invent?
The Iroquois people invented wampum belts
What is a sentence with wampum?
I'm all out of wampum. These dark purple shells will make the wampum necklace more valuable.
Where is the Wampum Area Historical Society Inc in Wampum Pennsylvania located?
The address of the Wampum Area Historical Society Inc is: 3384 State Route 18, Wampum, PA 16157-3610
Is the Cherokees money called wampum?
No, the "wampum" is completely mythical. Or is it... (it isn't)
What is the wampum belt used for?
The characteristics of a wampum belt is it is made out of white and purple beads and made of certain kinds of seashell's. Each string or belt holds a different message. The use of wampum stings or belts suggested the seriousness of the message and the sincerity of whoever made it. A wampum keeper was responsible for caring for the wampum and reading it. The reader would pass this hand over top of it ,bead by bead using the texture top remind him of the event or treaties it recorded. Wampum keepers were chosen by the clan they trained at a young age younger then 12 to remember the information on the belts and tell it in a dramatic and poetic way. Iroquois women made the wampum belts.
The importance of the wampum belt to the Iroquois?
Wampum was important to SOME American Indian. Some northeastern tribes used wampum belts as a monetary system to trade for furs or whatever was valued at the time. More importantly, those wampum belts would tell the family history of the maker.
What does it men when wampum was passed in the grand council?
They passed wampum when it was their turn to talk
What is a good sentence with the word wampum in it?
I have a wampum card from the Mohegan Sun Casino.
