`Indian Wampum Memorial Monument` Dedicated to the Indian People — Original Canadian Inhabitants The Wampum Monument is constructed of simulated bead shells 6 feet long mounted in 12 feet high upright cedar logs. Life size replicas of whote trader and Indian seated at the base of the monument int the shadow of a 25 foot Totem Pole.
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SUDBURY CANADA 1966
INDIAN WAMPUM MEMORIAL
WAMPUM WAS USED AS CURRENCY BY THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS TO TRADE
WITH THE
WHITE MAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AROUND
THE YEAR 1637 THEY WERE MADE OF SHELLS
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`Indian Wampum Memorial Monument` Dedicated to the Indian People — Original Canadian Inhabitants The Wampum Monument is constructed of simulated bead shells 6 feet long mounted in 12 feet high upright cedar logs. Life size replicas of whote trader and Indian seated at the base of the monument int the shadow of a 25 foot Totem Pole.
