#NativeHistory

[theirmarks]

The marke of Tasomockon (Tuspaquin)

Wampanoag. Their homelands at Nemasket and Assawompset (in the areas today called “Middleboro” and “Lakeville, Massachusetts”).Their mark appearing here on a document dated 1651, and signed also by Ousamequin, the Massasoit, and Ousamequin’s son, Wamsutta (later also called Alexander). 

Tuspaquin’s kin: son of Pamontaquask.  A partner, Amie (daughter of Ousamequin), their sons, Benjamin and Wiliam Tuspaquin. 

This is our second post on Tuspaquin, whose mark is different across the two documents (dated 1651 and 1664) we’ve so far explored.

Seen at Massachusetts State Archives.

[nishp]

🌟 Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! 🌾

Today, we celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of Native American peoples. 🌄 It's a day to honor the resilience and beauty of the indigenous communities that have shaped and continue to enrich our nation. 🌿

Let's take a moment to acknowledge the wisdom, artistry, and deep connection to the land that indigenous people carry with them. 🏞️

As we commemorate this day, let's also recognize the importance of land rights, the preservation of traditions, and the ongoing struggles faced by many indigenous communities. 🌎

[homegrown-kc]

New Patreon Episode: Far From Home American Indian Boarding School Stories This LIMITED time exhibit gives nuance to the dark & traumatic history of off reservation federal boarding school for Native American youth, & allows native voices to speak to their personal and familial experiences. Children were forced to attend the schools to "assimilate" into "American" culture and society beginning in the 1879. Forced attendance ended after the 1930s but the last boarding school did not close until the 1980s. Exhibit ends March 18, 2023. Homegrown KC is a podcast dedicated to exploring Kansas City's fascinating history and sharing stories from its rich past. It is available wherever podcasts can be found including but not limited to Audible, Amazon Music, Google Music, Pandora, Spotify, & Apple Podcasts. To become a patron supporter subscribe to redcircle.com/homegrownkc or patreon.com/homegrownkc. Subscribers get access to exclusive bonus episodes featuring other local historians, archivits, and museum professionals. They also receive an item from the merchandise store valued at 5$ or less, and a shout out on every episode and social media post. Or you can give a one time donation at redcircle.com/homegrownkc or Ko-fi.com/homegrownkc. All donors will receive a shout out. And 1% of all Ko-Fi donations will go to fight climate change. To see what merchandise is available, go to zazzle.com/store/homegrown_kc_store. For more information on each topic, visit my website: homegrownkc.wordpress.com. and sign up for my monthly newsletter on my website as well. Like, follow, and subscribe to the show on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Youtube. Rate and Review the show where you listen, especially on Apple Podcasts. Thank you Bjorn & Joan for your continued support. Thanks also goes to Sarah McCombs for the creation of my logo; the Dear Misses for use of their song Kansas City, as the intro and outer music of the show; to local libraries which enable me to gather my research, and to my loyal listeners. Cheers! #homegrownkc #communityhistory #stateandlocalhistory #kchistory #podcastersofinstagram #nativehistory #indigenoushistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Co47joerhiC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[arealpipwrites]

Polyamory in 1908

I'm reading an autobiography by "two single ladies" who lived together and shared a bed for their entire adult lives (over five decades). They went to live in a part Northern California where there were few white people. There, they wore "split skirts" and made friends with a local indigenous family (Klamath tribe) that had a wife and two husbands. They observed:

"Of course, if Mart and Essie and Les are all satisfied, it really does seem as though it were their own personal concern. On the other hand, two husbands at the same time would scarcely be tolerated in most white communities." The book is "In the Land of the Grasshopper Song: Two Women in the Klamath River Indian Country in 1908-1909" by Mary Ellicott Arnold and Mabel Reed

[tripppymermaid]

‘Twas ironic reading this book next to a Christian missionary student on my flight who had just completed a mission trip on the Navajo Nation and was heading back up to his NE American home and Christian schooling, not fully comprehending that similar groups in similar locations are a huge part of the reason Natives have been suffering in the first place. #epigraph #epigraphsofig #bookstagram #nativehistory #daughters (at Somewere in the Sky) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdSnUoAuSNA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[revolutionrosen]

Indigenous Education by Otaes

Access Indigenous education and be in financial solidarity with Otaes, who is Black Ramapough Lenape: https://www.patreon.com/Otaes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare

[Content Notice: References to anti-Indigenous genocide in hashtags]

[welcomenativeamericanstore]

❤️ I look to the South and in prayer I offer tobacco down for the abundance and unconditional love blessed to us from Mother Earth. I look to the West and in prayer I burn my cedar and with the smoke I smudge myself to be cleansed waiting for my Ancestors to talk to my heart travelling on the winds.

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[warriorsouljah-blog]

•The life of John Horse structures the trail narrative and stands as the consummate expression of the Black Seminoles' nineteenth-century odyssey. •Though not widely known, this black pioneer's life forms one of the most heroic chapters of frontier America -- an Homeric hymn to the ideals, injustice, and complexities of the American experiment. Via Seminole Nation Museum #Black #Seminoles, also called #SeminoleMaroons or #SeminoleFreedmen, a group of free blacks and runaway slaves (#maroons) that joined forces with the Seminole Indians in Florida from approximately 1700 through the 1850s. The #BlackSeminoles were celebrated for their bravery and tenacity during the three Seminole Wars. Via Encyclopedia Britannica •Born in Spanish Florida in 1812 of allegedly mixed #African and #Indian ancestry, John Horse rose to prominence during the Second #SeminoleWar (1835-1842). Several times during the conflict, his daring exploits sparked new life into the allied #Seminole resistance. By 1837, he led the black portion of the uprising in the climactic Battle of Lake Okeechobee. More than any other leader, his actions helped produce the promise of freedom that the U.S. Army extended to black rebels to close out their portion of the war. •For forty years after the rebellion, #JohnHorse led his followers in #Oklahoma, #Texas, and #Mexico as they overcame slave raiders, corrupt politicians, and hostile Native Americans in their pursuit of a free homeland. •Out west, with strong ties to both the Army and the Seminole tribal leadership, John Horse could have pursued security for himself and his family. Instead, he chose to pursue the wider good of his community. This course of action nearly got him killed on several occasions, but it ultimately allowed him to contribute to the lives of all Americans by advancing the cause of national freedom. •Not only did John Horse's actions save hundreds of lives from slavery, but his leadership, albeit anonymously, inspired the country's leading #abolitionists. Via https://www.seminolenationmuseum.org/m.blog/23/the-seminole-freedmen-a-brief-history #worldhistory #NativeHistory #Americanhistory #ushistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuPAcchfDI/?igshid=qcig5reda2bo

[israeliteprincess]

#Repost @thedaughtersofsarahiuic • • • • • • Our #history is in the #Bible. We are the #diaspora scattered everywhere. Come back to your #culture and #heritage, #God is #callingus. #DOS #BLACKHISTORY #LATINOHISTORY #NATIVEHISTORY https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFFUWMHdsdw-GlZ5AKBcSqsZ-NpcvRm4a15xo0/?igshid=1k47zfke9x62m

[theirmarks]

Nannowsquah. Her Mark & Seal

Mohican. Nannowsquah’s homelands in and around the areas known commonly today as “Berkshire County,” and parts of “Hampshire County, Massachusetts,” and beyond.

This document representing a conveyance of land along the Housatonic River in Mohican homelands. Nannowsquah (also spelled Naunowsquah) appears as one of several Mohican signatories.

The original document signed on June 2, 1737. This is a later copy.

Seen at Sawyer Library, Williams College.

[iloveancestry]

« Racism is America’s greatest disease, racism is a disease of the white man » ~Albert Einstein 💫 #iloveancestry #albertenstein #racisminamerica #racismisreal #antiracist #antiracisteducation #blackhistory #nativehistory #historymatters #afronative #indigenous #blackpeople https://www.instagram.com/p/CBkVkQuqRGe/?igshid=1qj5arzi63993

[homegrown-kc]

#homegrownkcadventure: Massasoit Statue Inscription: Massassoit- Great Sachem of the Wampanoags Friend and Protector of the Pilgrims (1621) Contributed to the people of Kansas City May 6, 1979 by Mr. And Mrs. Miller Nichols 1 of 5 originals in the US; 13ft tall bronze statue, by Cyrus Dallin, stands atop a Sioux Quartzite boulder brought from Minnesota to Bosworth, MO over 500,000 years ago by a glacier. Homegrown KC is a podcast dedicated to exploring Kansas City's fascinating history and sharing stories from its rich past. It is available wherever podcasts can be found including but not limited to Audible, Amazon Music, Google Music, Pandora, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. To become a patron supporter subscribe to redcircle.com/homegrownkc or patreon.com/homegrownkc. Subscribers get access to exclusive bonus episodes featuring other local historians, archivits, and museum professionals. They also receive an item from the merchandise store valued at 5$ or less, and a shout out on every episode and social media post. Or you can give a one time donation at redcircle.com/homegrownkc or Ko-fi.com/homegrownkc. All donors will receive a shout out. And 1% of all Ko-Fi donations will go to fight climate change. To see what merchandise is available, go to zazzle.com/store/homegrown_kc_store. For more information on each topic, visit my website: homegrownkc.wordpress.com. and sign up for my monthly newsletter on my website as well. Like, follow, and subscribe to the show on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Youtube. Rate and Review the show where you listen, especially on Apple Podcasts. Thank you Bjorn and Joan for your continued support. Thanks also goes to Sarah McCombs for the creation of my logo; the Dear Misses for use of their song Kansas City, as the intro and outer music of the show; to local libraries; and to all my wonderful listeners. Cheers! #homegrownkc #communityhistory #stateandlocalhistory #kchistory #kcproud #historypodcast #podcastersofinstagram #nativehistory #indigenoushistory #countryclubplazakc #kcplaza https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm44BrnJQzH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thewolfmaria]

More past work/ projects i forgot to show. Since the last 2 yrs since i was on hiatus, i work along side some wonderful people I had the great opportunity and a once in a lifetime chance to illustrate work for the #smithsonianmuseum website for #NMA "native knowledge 360°" online project. Truly happy to be a part of such an amazing project. Please check out @alter_native_media and check out the website. colors done by : Michael sheyahshe #art #ink #inking #Inkdrawing #sketch #doodle #illustration #illustrator #comic #comicbook #smithsonian #nativeamerican #Indigenous #americanhistory #treaties #war #nativeroots #nativehistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcbVrBDqIZ/?igshid=udj09u1tiwkw

[watchwhatyounodto]

#Repost @seedingsovereignty ・・・ In light of the second week of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth we wanted to call attention to something that we’ve seen an embarrassing amount of lately: anti-blackness. If y’all believe Native American heritage isn’t intrinsically linked to the legacy of Blackness on Turtle Island, this is not the place for you. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ We are pained every time we see an ignorant remark made in one of our spaces, but are particularly hurt by the unabashed prejudice that comes from folks we know as fam. Race has consistently been used by colonizers as a legal marker to legally mark someone as “other” to justify the treatment they receive because of their “other” marking. Watching members of our community be anti-Black is retraumatizing because SOME OF Y’ALL ACT LIKE WE WEREN’T MARKED TOO! 
Behaving like we haven’t welcomed Black relations into our communities/tribes/families/ceremonies, etc., or forgetting that we have in turn been welcomed/housed/fed, or the history of our children being protected from instances of forced relocation — is shameful. Our communities are and desperately need to be in kinship and reciprocity with one another. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ This is a loving but firm reminder (*as shared by our sib/educator @lareenolastname) that Black relatives are not settlers. Having the agency to settle and being violently displaced are two different things. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ We encourage you to think about how you’re honoring not only Indigenous peoples this month, but also and especially — how you are honoring people of the African diaspora through your thoughts, speech, and actions. This month exists for us to educate, and in our opinion, be educated about the needs of our community and we implore you to see anti-Blackness as an issue that needs to be addressed in order for us all to be liberated. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #seedingsovereignty #liberation #nativehistory #blackindigenous #liberation #community #kinship #decolonizeyourmind #decolonizing #antiblackness https://www.instagram.com/p/B467PvPAO1h/?igshid=8u71cdr2yknf

[victoriacooperantiqueprints]

A trip up North with Captain James Cook! ⛵️ ‘A View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound.' from 1784. 🗺 To see this and other original prints and maps, come an visit our website or click through directly! 💫 #Habitations #Nootka #nootkasound #1784 #Captaincook #Jamescook #exploration #voyage #pacificocean #pacificexploration #native #natives #nativeamerican #canoes #nativehistory #canadianhistory #historical #documents #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #engraving #design #interiordecor #walldecor #wallart #prints #boats #unique #community #adventure (at Nootka, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2rWH9pi1m/?igshid=h0hfzce54cjs

[lowcountrydigitallibrary]

Colleton County Memorial Library ‘Indian Reading Club’ on Bookmobile – Summer, 1958

Seven children at Colleton County Memorial Library bookmobile for "Indian Reading Club," with poster labeled Combahee Indians and Edisto Indians. 

Image from the Colleton County Memorial Library Bookmobile Collection, held by Colleton County Memorial Library.