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Episode 7 - WAMPUM: 1612, Orson & Valentine
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Adriaen Block reconnoiters the northern seaboard and sets up trading relations with the local Algonquins. This requires him to master the complex concept of trading with wampum. The Europeans think these shell beads are money, but for the Native Americans they have a spiritual meaning. To strengthen the mutual understanding, two native young men travel to the Netherlands as emissaries.
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