Native New England History
Knowledge Keepers and Leaders play a key role in preserving culture and traditions in the Native American community. Meet some of our Knowledge Keepers and Leaders of Native New England.
Opening Reception
"Ways of My Ancestors - Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness" Opening Reception, Faneuil Hall Sq. - Quincy Market, Boston, MA.
The Oral History of Native New England
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MASSACHUSETTS:
Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag
Hassanamisco Nipmuc
Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck
Aquinnah Wampanoag
Herring Pond Wampanoag
Mashpee Wampanoag
RHODE ISLAND:
Narragansett
CONNECTICUT:
Mohegan
Eastern Pequot
Western Pequot
Thanksgiving
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"The First Thanksgiving" - Jim Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag,
"The True Colonial Thanksgiving" -
"The Real Native Thanksgiving" -
Wampum
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Elizabeth Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Annawon Weeden, Mashpee Wampanoag
Allen Tall Oak Hazard, Sr., Naragansett Indian Tribe
Food Sovereignty
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Chef Sherry Princess Sunflower Pocknett, Mashpee Wampanoag, 2023-24 James Beard Award Winner for Best Chef in the Northeastern United States
Keely Curliss, Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Pequoig Farm, Orange, MA
Waterways
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Bruce Star Curliss, Hassanamisco Nipmuc, and the Blackstone River
Andre Strongbearheart Gaines, Jr., Hassanamisco NIipmuc - Mishoons and Intertribal Waterways
Buddy Pocknett, Mashpee Wampanoag, and the New England Coastline
This project is funded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-monument initiative (@artsinboston), supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation (@mellonfoundation).