Tag: Native American History
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Facticles- Squanto (Tisquantum)
1. Born ca. 1585 Massachusetts(place of the great hills in Wampanoag) 2. Died Nov. 30, 1622 3. Believed to be buried in Chatham, Massachusetts 4. also known as Tisquantum 5. Native American of the Patuxet tribe 6. Kidnapped for the first time in 1605 near Maine by Captain George Weymouth of the Plymouth Company. He…
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Historic Huguenot Street presents: “Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Exodus From Their Homeland,” a virtual presentation by Justin Wexler
NEW PALTZ, NY (February 15, 2024) – HHS is proud to present: “Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Exodus From Their Homeland,” a virtual presentation by Justin Wexler. This presentation will take place on Thursday, February 22, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time). The three decades between 1755 and 1785 were a time of…
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
This book held my attention for days until I finished it. If I did not have other obligations I would have read it in one day. It is story of the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II as told by Chester Nez. His story is recorded by Judith Schiess Avila who is listed as…