Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historical accounts suggest that the garment hung down several feet from his shoulders, interwoven with designs that represented ...

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, ...

When Europeans began traveling in masses to the New World during the 17thcentury, many arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs. Having spent virtually every last bit of available ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Making wampum is turning into one of corporate America's fastest-growing businesses. No, companies like General Electric, ...

Onondaga Chief Jake Edwards discusses the Two Row Wampum treaty during a February event at Syracuse Stage. A special issue of the Journal of Early American History is devoted to the Two Row Wampum ...

Seven tiny beads unearthed in Newfoundland, Canada, are a rare discovery — they may be the only wampum ever found in the province, and they hint at trade between Indigenous people and European ...

Seven wampum beads have been discovered during excavations at a 17th-century colony in Newfoundland. Hundreds of years ago, Indigenous inhabitants of North America created the small, cylindrical ...

In mid-March of 1977, A’s clubhouse manager Steve Vucinich was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, picking up a package, when he peered across the terminal and saw a familiar face. The man ...

Charred detritus from a recent fire blackened the earth over several acres last weekend at Wampum Lake Woods, yet the large oak trees there appeared undamaged. The fires were from prescribed burns at ...

When Europeans began traveling in masses to the New World during the 17th century, many arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs. Having spent virtually every last bit of available ...