For northeastern tribes, wampum was a valued gift. But European settlers, whether by mistake or by design, adopted it as money. So in 1637, the general court of Massachusetts Bay Colony legalized ...

On those walls hang framed prints of Wampum's original street design plans. "So, we're kind of encapsulating Wampum itself, but also creating space where you don't know you're in Wampum," Rivers said.