Welcome to the seventh edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by navajo and me, with assistance from the Native American Netroots Group. Last week’s edition is here. In this edition you will find a remembrance by Carter Camp of the Wounded … Continued
While King Philip’s War is probably the best-known Indian war of colonial Massachusetts, there were a number of other Indian wars during the colonial period. One of these was the war against the Abenaki which started in 1722. This was not just an “Indian” War, more importantly it was a religious war: it was a … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) At the time of the first European contact in the sixteenth century, there were an estimated 30,000 Abenaki people living in northern New England and the Maritime Provinces. The Abenaki – a corruption of the Innu (a neighboring tribe) word which refers to “the people of the dawn land” – … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) I’ve always acknowledged my Abenaki heritage and for a long time, I’ve wanted to take part in the tribal council and the political process it involves. However, the council in my opinion, is a puppet council. There is no tribal democracy here. Instead, the chief came to power by nepotism … Continued