Talk:Wampum

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View comments (edit) In the article it is stated that Wampum is still used as currency. It would interest me to have this statement expanded to include where this is and what unit value system is used.

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[edit] Tori... huh?

"Musician Tori Amos composed a short Prayer on her Scarlet's Walk album, which is thematically very Native-oriented. The song briefly addresses the Trail of Tears, as well as the importance of prayer to the Aboriginal American peoples"

What does this have to do with Wampum? --babbage 19:37, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh, it's Wampum Prayer. Fair enough, and fixed. --babbage 19:40, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Energies?

Can anyone explain exactly how wampum is related to these vague mystical energies? Is this a historical fact, or a modern use of wampum? What groups or individuals use or view it that way?

Wampum represents something, a memory, an agreement, etc. Perhaps it was more like a contract than money, since it was more specific. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.191.8.192 (talk) 05:56:47, August 19, 2007 (UTC)