[DOC] [TLE] Wampum - Wikipedia [PAR] Wampum are traditional shell beads of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of the 
indigenous people of North America. Wampum include the white shell beads 
fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell; and the white and 
purple beads made ... The colonists then adopted wampum as their own currency
; however, the... [DOC] [TLE] Shell money - Wikipedia [PAR] Shell money is a medium of exchange similar to money that was once commonly 
used in many .... No more than were actually needed were made, and as the 
process was ... and Algonquian tribes, such as the Shinnecock tribe, ground 
beads called ... White beads were cut from the white part of the quahog or whelk 
shells. [DOC] [TLE] From Beads to Bounty: How Wampum Became America's First ... [PAR] Jan 14, 2013 ... The colonists back then did not have printed currency, so their trade ... was white 
or purple beads and discs fashioned from two shells: the white .... allowed the 
Dutch to beat out other European competitors trading with the ... tribes of Indians 
shall be permitted to come freelyto trade with us; .... Algonquian. [DOC] [TLE] WAMPUM ... America's First Currency [PAR] Wampum, ke`kwuk, squau-tho-won; all are Algonquian words for shell beads or 
string of ... White beads were made from Whelk, purple-blackish from Quahog. .... 
the New Englanders to gradually phase out wampum as a currency standard. [DOC] [TLE] NativeTech: Wampum; History and Background [PAR] The word "Wampum" comes from the Narragansett word for 'white shell beads' ... 
made in two colors: white ("Wmpi") beads ("Wompam") from the Whelk shell ... 
shell pendants is exclusively the species with the Latin name 'Mercinaria 
mercinaria ... evolved into a formal currency after European/Native contact, it's 
production... [DOC] [TLE] Facts for Kids: Algonquin Indians (Algonquins) - Orrin's Website [PAR] Covers Algonquin villages and homes, legends and art, clothing, canoes, and 
history of the tribe. ... "Algonquin" was the French name for the tribe. .... (These 
roaches are made of porcupine hair, not the sharp quills!) ... Like other eastern 
American Indians, Algonquins also crafted wampum out of white and purple shell 
beads. [DOC] [TLE] Native Americans: Algonquian Indians (Algonkian tribe ... [PAR] Covers 35 different Algonquian tribes from Long Island to California, including ... 
on Algonquian Indians from your area, but doesn't know those tribes' specific 
names. .... Some northeastern Algonquians built longhouses like the Iroquois. ... 
crafting wampum out of white and purple shell beads to use as regalia, currency, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Trade Items as Transfer of Money [PAR] The study of the Algonquian culture from this period to the late Eighteenth ... This 
story imbues the understanding of how these Native American Indians carved 
out a ... Indian currency was called Rawrenoke (Roanoke) and was white beads 
that ... Roanoke and peak are both made from the same conch shell as found all
... [DOC] [TLE] NativeWeb Resources: Woven Beadwork & Wampum [PAR] It consisted of purple and white beads made from the shells of quahog clams. ... 'It 
is believed to come from the Delaware sewan, purple shell, and hacky, place,' ... '
Wampum' is a contraction for the Algonquian word 'wampumpeage' ... According 
to stories about the early colonists, it was Indian money made out of shells. [DOC] [TLE] Wampum - Haudenosaunee Confederacy [PAR] Most commonly made from the Quahog, a round clam shell, the word wampum 
comes from the Algonquin term for the shells. ... Once acquired, the shell was 
broken into white or purple cubes. ... beads has been much debated throughout 
the years with many claiming that Aboriginal people used the beads as currency. [DOC] [TLE] Wampumpeag - www.alphadictionary.com [PAR] Nov 26, 2013 ... A similar currency of less value, called roanoke, was used by the Native 
Americans in Virginia. ... wamp- "white" + "ampi "bead" + the Algonquin plural 
ending -ag. ... strings of beads made from clam

Question: The name of this currency made out of shells comes from the Algonquin for "white"
Answer: wampum