Please note the addition of the NIpmuck Nation in the description. Thank you.
INDIGENOUS VOICES FROM THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Native people have been living here in the Connecticut River Valley of
western Massachusetts for more than 10,000 years. This is the homeland
of many related First People. They are called the Sokoki, Pocumtuck,
Nonotuck, Woronoco, Nipmuck and Agawam... Historically, tribes gathered in this
valley to trade, to fish, to plant, to participate in sacred ceremonies,
to reunite with family, and perhaps to find a spouse. Much has been
written about the last of the Indigenous people in the Northeast...These
people are not extinct! Native people had children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren. Their spirits, their memory, and their descendants
are here living among us. Join the AMC DEI Speaker Series Webinar to
view "Indigenous Voices" (Produced by Nolumbeka Project in collaboration
with Turning Tide Films, Directed by Robbie Leppzer) and discuss their
stories with Liz Cold Wind Santana-Kiser an Elder, Council Woman and
current Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Chaubunagungamaug
Band of Nipmuck Indians and Film Producer Jennifer Lee. (Northern
Narragansett)
Trip Art by Deborah Spears Moorhead (Seaconke Wampanoag)