I was glancing through Wikipedia this afternoon and saw the following entry:

"The Ojibway aboriginal people in North America used the cowry shells (which
they called sacred Megis Shells or whiteshells) in Midewiwin ceremonies, and
the Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba, Canada is named after this type
of shell. There is some debate about how they traded for or found these
shells so far inland, away from the natural sources. Oral stories and birch
bark scrolls seem to indicate that they were found in the ground, and/or
washed up on the shores of lakes or rivers. The cowry shells so far inland
may indicate the use of them by an earlier tribe or group in the area, and
an extensive trade network in the ancient past. Petroforms in the Whiteshell
Provincial Park may be as old as 8,000 years, and there are questions about
how long the shells were used in that area as well."

Is there really any trueth to this at all or is this, yet another, Wikipedia
entry that is total nonsence?  Any thoughts?

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