Native American history in New England
I'm vacationing to the Boston area for a week and am interested in Native American history and culture. There's plenty of historic colonial landmarks and museums, but I can't seem to find the equivalent for tribes. (Where) do they exist?
I'm not looking for a specific tribe. I'll have a car, so anywhere from Connecticut to Maine would be possible.
From what I know about history, New England was settled before reservations were set up, and most natives died of disease or were assimilated into European culture. This leads me to believe that tribes don't have much presence, anymore.
Addendum: I'm from California, so I'm familiar with Indian casinos, but a quick search of Indian museums in California shows some around all the major metro areas. I can also find websites of tribes in California that advertise public cultural events. I expected to find similar things in New England. My motivation for asking is primarily for professional development: the content standards for 5th grade social studies includes pre-colonial American history, and this may be my only opportunity to visit this area.
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One thing coming to mind is a famous attraction near Plymouth, MA, called Plimoth Plantation. One part of the live exhibit is an Indian village reconstructed supposedly as it was when the first "pilgrims" arrived. The village is actively maintained by Indians, who can be engaged in conversation regarding cultural, social and day-to-day life.
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When did Native Americans reach New England?
Humans reached the current-day New England region by at least 10,500 years ago and likely earlier, occupying a recently de-glaciated environment. Pre-contact Native American groups in New England did not have full-fledged market economies and physical artifacts tended to change very slowly.How did New England treat Native Americans?
The Native Americans were forced to give up their lands so the colonists could grow even more tobacco. In addition to their desire for land, the English also used religion to justify bloodshed. In 1637, New England Puritans exterminated thousands of Pequot Indians, including women and children.Are there any Native American tribes in New England?
The Abenaki are from Ndakinna, \u201cour land\u201d of northern New England and southern Quebec, and are the western relatives of other Wabanaki groups in that region, including the Maine tribes of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet, and Mi'kmaq.What caused conflict between New England and Native Americans?
The Native Americans resented and resisted the colonists' attempts to change them. Their refusal to conform to European culture angered the colonists and hostilities soon broke out between the two groups.Native American History Of Massachusetts - Episode 1
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I'm late to the party (and probably too late for the OP), but I can recommend the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Mashantucket, CT (in the southeastern part of the state.) The museum is relatively large (allow 2–3 hours to see it all). It has exhibits explaining the way of life and history of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe; the centerpiece is a large walk-through diorama that recreates a Pequot village in the mid 16th-century.
(I'm not affiliated with this museum in any way; it's just a local landmark that I think deserves greater recognition.)
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