Massachusetts
Massachusetts Prior to 1620
It is not uncommon to encounter the assumption that the history of Massachusetts began with arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620. However, Indians had lived […]
Massachusetts
Natick, A Christian Indian Village in Massachusetts
The English colonists in Massachusetts were sometimes conflicted with regard to Indians. Many colonists, viewing the New World as a wilderness, felt that Indians impeded […]
Massachusetts, 1700 to 1725
During the first quarter of the eighteenth century-1700 to 1725-the English colonies in Massachusetts sought to strengthen their dominance of the Indian nations of the […]
Dighton Rock
When the Europeans first began their invasion of what would become known as New England, they encountered people-American Indians-whose origins and existence puzzled them. They […]
Indian Farming in Massachusetts
While the English history of the colonization of Massachusetts often characterizes the Indians as nomadic hunters with no claim to the land, it is interesting […]
A Massachusetts Christian Indian Community
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey In Massachusetts, the Puritan approach to bringing Christianity to the Indians focused on segregation. Indians would […]
American Indian Biography: Masasoit, Wampanoag Leader
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey During the first part of the seventeenth century, the Wampanoag Confederacy controlled a large portion of […]
Massachusetts Prior to the Pilgrims
( – promoted by navajo) It is not uncommon to encounter the assumption that the history of Massachusetts began with arrival of the Pilgrims in […]