In three days, the opening episode of the long-awaited new PBS special “We Shall Remain” will be nationally broadcast. As described more fully on March 27, this will be a five-part American Experience ...

CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — Should you wish to behold sparkling elegance, stop by The Purple Shell. Native Americans Allen L. Hazard Sr. and his wife, Patricia, will be delighted to show you the jewelry they ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Cracking a quahog shell with a deer antler is the first step in creating wampum beads and jewelry. But today, Native American artist Allen Hazard uses ...

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Q. I recently read a mention in a magazine that Native American trade beads and ornaments, called wampum, were made from sea shells. Did Native Americans in our area make and use wampum? A. Yes. It ...

The purple edges of the quahog shell provided the material for the darker beads in wampum. (Clay Wollney) The Native Americans who once seasonally inhabited the shorelines of Staten Island came here ...