Native American History Of Massachusetts - Episode 1

This video puts aside politics and claims made without evidence. This video is not about claims, but about what the land has shown us. History of the First Nations of Massachusetts - Before 14, 000 years ago, this region was under glaciers. The new discipline of marine archaeology is beginning to show our history on lands drowned when these glaciers melted. In this region, we do not have evidence before 14KYA, but earlier sites are known across Turtle Island. Read Dr. Paulette Steeves (Metis-Cree) book on pre-Clovis Indigenous people. In this region, Paleo-to-Agro periods span 14,000-2,000 yrs. BP. Latest research and discoveries about the Paleolithic forebears of Massachusetts, through the Archaic and Late Archaic periods. Massachusetts is one of the richest places in North America for Paleo and Archaic settlements. Genetic, linguistic, archaeological evidence all show that Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have closest relatives in East Asia. For 400 years, Europeans have been claiming our lands, and today, others are claiming origins for which they have no evidence. One thing is for sure, Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island are rooted in this land, which is what matters. Meet the ancestors of the Nipmuc, Massachusett, Wapanaag and Pocumtuck nations. Written and Narrated by RG Cachat-Schilling, script copyright 2016. Permission granted for educational use. Learn more about Amiskwunoag/DEDIC village in R.M. Gramly's, "The Sugarloaf Site, Paleo-American on the Connecticut River." Background music in order: "Kariiwas," Ganien'hehaka (trad.), RG Schilling; "Passamaquoddy Welcome Song," (trad.) Taina; "Pine Cone Dance," Wabanaki (trad.) Eastern Spirit; "Navajo Healing Song;" "Jingle Dress Side Step - Sasookay SImo'okay," Big River Cree. Photo of Lake Siog, Donna Smith, Abenaki freelance photographer. Photos of Amiskwunoag (South Sugarloaf), Kunnckquatchu (Mt. Toby), by James Namatassis Cachat.