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Trade Review
"[Dawnland Voices] puts another nail in the coffin of the persistent fantasy that "real" Indians and their traditions have vanished east of the Mississippi."—Joy Porter, Times Literary Supplement
"[Dawnland Voices is] a significant contribution to Native American and indigenous studies and to US literature."—S. K. Bernardin, Choice
"This is an impressive collection, useful to anyone interested in literature and history, and especially useful for educators who teach anything in regard to New England."—Sharity Bessett, SAIL

“Anyone with any interest in American Indian literature or indigenous literature of any kind will treasure this innovative book. Siobhan Senier and her learned contributors show us a New England and an America that have been here all along without most Americans suspecting it.”—Robert Dale Parker, author of The Invention of Native American Literature


“Dawnland Voices is a collection of writing that is as bright as the morning sun. It’s an amazingly comprehensive collection of the literary work of dozens of indigenous authors from an often overlooked part of Native America, the long-embattled Northeast. . . . The reading public needs to be awakened to the continued existence and the cultural heritage of our peoples, as well as the literary excellence of our many authors. No book that I know of does a better job of that than this brilliantly edited anthology.”—Joseph Bruchac, author of Our Stories Remember

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction by Siobhan Senier

MI’KMAQ
Introduction by Jaime Battiste

Chief Stephen Augustine
Mi’kmaq Creation Story
Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq Nation
The Covenant Chain
Elsie Charles Basque (b. 1916)
From Here to There
Rita Joe (1932–2007)
From Song of Rita Joe
Daniel N. Paul (b. 1938)
From We Were Not the Savages
Marie Battiste (b. 1949)
Structural Unemployment: The Mi’kmaq Experience
James Sakej Youngblood Henderson (b. 1944)
Mi’kmaq Treaties
Lorne Simon (1960–1994)
From Stones and Switches
Lindsay Marshall (b. 1960)
Clay Pots and Bones
Mainkewin? (Are You Going to Maine?)
Progress
Jaime Battiste (b. 1979)
From “Understanding the Progression of Mi’kmaq Law”
Alice Azure (b. 1940)
Repatriation Soliloquy
Mi’kmaq Haiku
Starlit Simon (b. 1983)
Without a Microphone
In Quest of Road Kill

Notes
Further Reading

MALISEET
Introduction by Juana Perley

Gabe Acquin (1839–1901)
Pictograph
Chief James Paul
Letter to Edward Sapir, 1911
Henry “Red Eagle” Perley (1885–1972)
The Red Man’s Burden
Shirley Bear
Freeport, Maine
History Resource Material
Baqwa’sun, Wuli Baqwa’sun
September Morning
Fragile Freedoms
Andrea Bear Nicholas
Linguicide, the Killing of Languages, and the Case for Immersion Education
Chief Brenda Commander (b. 1958)
Open Letter to Barack Obama
Mihku Paul (b. 1958)
The Ballad of Gabe Acquin
The Water Road
Return
20th Century PowWow Playland
Trade in the 21st Century

Notes
Further Reading

PASSAMAQUODDY
Introduction by Donald Soctomah

Sopiel Soctomah (1755–1820)
Wampum Reading
Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (1735–1834)
Speech, 1813
Deacon Sockabasin (1790–1888)
Save the Fish and Wildlife and Return Our Land!
Joseph Stanislaus (1800–1880)
"You don’t make the trees . . ."
Sopiel Selmore (1814–1903)
Megaque’s Last Battle
Tomah Joseph (1837–1914)
The Power of One’s Will
Lewis Mitchell (1847–1930)
Speech before the Maine State Legislature, 1887
Letter to Charles Godfrey Leland
Sylvia Gabriel (1929–2003)
Wounded Be
From Dusk to Dawn
Peter Mitchell (1929–1978)
Open Letter to Americans
Mary Ellen Stevens (Socobasin, 1947–1988)
Passamaquoddy Girl
Donald Soctomah (b. 1955)
Skicin Love
Forever Tribal Love
Sacred Color Red
Vera Francis (b. 1958)
Technology Meets Ecology: Passamaquoddy Bay
Dawna Meader (b. 1959)
Gordon Island
Seasons
Dream of the Hunter’s Dance
Susie Mitchell Sutton (b. 1963)
My Story of the Dragonfly and My Sister Rae-Lee and My MOM!
Wendy Newell Dyer (b. 1964)
A Warrior’s Homecoming
Russell Bassett (b. 1967)
A Measure of Timelessness
Majestic Beauty
Of Life from Life
One Aspect of the Journey of Life
Kani Malsom (b. 1969)
To My Brothers
Rolfe Richter (b. 1969)
"Spring drew its first breath the previous day . . ."
Christine Downing (b. 1972)
A Summer Day in Motahkomikuk
Maggie Neptune Dana (b. 1973)
Coming Together
Sacred Hoop Ceremony
Marie Francis (b. 1975)
Diminished Dreams
Natalie Dana (b. 1985)
Listen
Fragmented People
With This Pencil
Jenny Soctomah (b. 1985)
"The spirit is deep within us . . ."
Ellen Nicholas (b. 1987)
The Heart of Sipayik
Sipayik Reservation 1974
Cassandra Dana (b. 1992)
Kci Woliwon

Notes
Further Reading

PENOBSCOT
Introduction by Carol Dana

Penobscot Governors and Indians in Council
Maine State Power
Joseph Nicolar (1827–1894)
The Scribe of the Penobscots Sends Us His Weekly Message
Molly Spotted Elk (1903–1977)
We’re In the Chorus Now
Geegis
"I’m free in the world of these carpeted hills . . ."
"Some ten or few years so ago or more . . ."
Baby Girl
The Lost Soul of the Wilderness
The Dreamer—Moodas (The Dream Spirit)
Northern Lights
Fred Ranco (1932–2008)
The Avenger
ssipsis (b. 1941)
Injun Laugh
Gewh Huz
Donna Loring (b. 1948)
The Dark Ages of Education and a New Hope: Teaching Native American History in Maine Schools
Carol Dana (b. 1952)
Penobscot Home Nation
We’re Like the Moss on the Rock
Caribou Lake Winter
"Mother of three didn’t know . . ."
"Pensive in her rocking chair . . ."
Children
A Walk to Ktadhin
Rhonda Frey (1955–2009)
Growing Up with Stereotypes: A Native Woman’s Perspective
John Bear Mitchell (b. 1968)
What’s It Like Today? (from the Ulnerbeh series)
Sherri Mitchell (b. 1969)
Nokomis Speaks: Message to the Seventh Generation
Sky Woman
The Lodge
Nick Bear (b. 1985)
Dry Funk
gladly
Treaty of 2010
february weather makes me feel like this

Notes
Further Reading

ABENAKI
Introduction by Lisa Brooks

Samuel Numphow
Letter to Thomas Henchman
Kancamagus
Petitions, c. 1685
Petition at No. 2, Kwinitekw, 1747
Joseph Laurent (1839–1917)
Preface to New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues
Henry Lorne Masta (1853–?)
From Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place-Names
Robert James Tahamont (1891–?)
Chief Teedyuscung
The Masquerade Ball
Stephen Laurent (1909–2001)
The Abenakis of Vermont
Claudia Mason Chicklas (1926–2008)
A Profile in Courage
Aunt Mary and Uncle Frank
Joseph Bruchac III (b. 1942)
From Bowman’s Store
Burial Places along the Long River
Ndakinna
Carol Willette Bachofner (b. 1947)
Abenaki Divorce
Winter Bringer
In the Abenaki Manner
Naming Water
Wazôliinebi
The Old Man’s Walk
Planting Moon Kikas
Burial Dress
Jibaaki
Cheryl Savageau (b. 1950)
Poison in the Pond
Smallpox
Where I Want Them
Swift River—Kancamagus
Before Moving on to Plymouth from Cape Cod—1620
Amber Necklace
Trees
Looking for Indians
French Girls Are Fast
Donna Laurent Caruso (b. 1951)
The Removal Period
Nnd Haiku: A Trilogy
Abenaki Filmmaker Earns Luminaria Award
Margaret M. Bruchac (b. 1953)
War Wounds: Sophie Senecal Goes to Washington
Praying Spoils the Hunting
Suzanne S. Rancourt (b. 1959)
Take From My Hair—Memories of Change
Thunderbeings
Fanning Fire
Singing Across the River
Even When the Sky Was Clear
When the Air Is Dry
James Bruchac (b. 1968)
Tracking My Nature
Jesse Bruchac (b. 1972)
Gluskonba’s Fish Trap (Klosk8ba Adelahigan)

Notes
Further Reading

NIPMUC
Introduction by Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler

Wowaus (James Printer, c. 1640–c. 1709)
Note Tacked to a Tree, Medfield, Massachusetts, 1676[?]
Ransom Note for Mary Rowlandson
Ebenezer Hemenway (1804–c. 1878)
On the Death of His Mother, February 17, 1847
Zara Ciscoe Brough (1919–1988)
Days of Hassanamesit
Corrine Bostic (1927–1981)
Ballad for Bubba
Dedication to the Young: Cuttin’ a Spoonful
Touchstones
Slatemen
For Teachers: A Self-Reminder
Richard Spotted Rabbit Massey (1934–2012)
Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman Hemenway, 1763–1847
Edwin W. Morse Sr. (Chief Wise Owl, 1929–2010)
Chief Wise Owl’s Prayer
Kitt Little Turtle (George Munyan, 1940–2004)
Coyote Spirit
Nipmuck Legend
Legend about Hobbamock
The Heat Moon
Nancy Bright Sky Harris (b. 1952)
To Carol and David with Love
Woman of the Warrior
Wind from Summer
The Gifted Porcupine Roach Maker
Creator of Life
Hear Your People
There Was a Time
Hawk Henries (b. 1956)
Carrying the Flute
Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler (b. 1960)
Honoring a Father and a Son
Full Circle
Never Too Late to Dance
"Circle low . . ."
Pressed
Cheryll Toney Holley (b. 1962)
A Brief Look at Nipmuc History
Bruce Curliss (b. 1965)
“Authentic,” Power, and Stuck in My Craw
Woman, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Lover
Larry Spotted Crow Mann (b. 1967)
From “Deal Me In”
Heart in the Clouds
The Crow
Sarah “She Paints Horses” Stedtler (b. 1997)
The Fresh Water People
An Indian Gathering
Indians
The Dancer’s Foot

Notes
Further Reading

WAMPANOAG
Introduction by Joan Tavares Avant (Granny Squannit)

Early Texts in Massachusett
Petition from Gay Head Sachem Mittark, 1681
Petition from Gay Head, 1749
Petition from Gay Head to Commissioners of New England Company
Alfred DeGrasse (1890–1978)
About Poison Ivy
The Legend of the Red Eagle
Mabel Avant (1892–1964)
Interview
The Voice of Our Forsaken Church
Helen Manning (1919–2008)
From Moshup’s Footsteps
Frank James (Wamsutta, 1923–2001)
National Day of Mourning
Helen Attaquin (1923–1993)
How Martha’s Vineyard Came to Be
From “There Are Differences”
Russell Peters (Fast Turtle, 1929–2002)
From The Wampanoags of Mashpee
Anne Foxx (b. 1950)
Historical Continuities in Indigenous Women’s Political Activism: An Interview with Joan Tavares Avant
Linda Coombs
Holistic History: Including the Wampanoag in an Exhibit at Plimoth Plantation
Paula Peters
Wampanoag Reflections
Beware: Not All Terms Are Fair Game
Robert Peters (b. 1962)
Grandfather
Red Sun Rising
Mwalim *7)/Morgan James Peters
From A Mixed Medicine Bag

Notes
Further Reading

NARRAGANSETT
Introduction by Dawn Dove

Letters to Eleazar Wheelock (1760s)
Thomas Commuck (1805–1855)
Letter to Wilkins Updike, 1837
Letter to Elisha Potter, 1844
The Narragansett Dawn (1935–1936)
Editorial (May 1935)
The Boston Marathon (May 1935)
Editorial (August 1935)
“Indian Meeting Day,” by Fred V. Brown (August 1935)
Narragansett Tongue: Lesson 11 (March 1936)
Fireside Stories (July 1936)
Ella Wilcox Sekatau
I Found Him on a Hill Top
Life and Seasons Must Surely Change
For the Children
Sometimes I Wish I Could Rage Like You
Sure I’m Still Hanging Around
Paulla Dove Jennings
Speeches
Dawn Dove
Alienation of Indigenous Students in the Public School System
In Order to Understand Thanksgiving, One Must Understand the Sacredness of the Gift000
John Christian Hopkins (b. 1960)
Troopers Lead Attack on Narragansett Reservation
Tarzan Brown
William O.
Sad Country Songs
Nuweetooun School (2003–2009)
“Roaring Brook,” by Lorén M. Spears
“The Four Animals” and “The Three Sisters,” by Dasan Everett
“The creator made us all . . . ,” by Darrlyn Sand Fry
“Sky woman falling from the sky . . . ,” by Laurel Spears
Thawn Harris (b. 1978)
“Thank You, met Colleagues . . .”
Eleanor Dove Harris (b. 1979)
TGIF 1
TGIF 2
Letter to California State University Administration, Faculty, and Student Body
The Pursuit of Happiness (2005)
From “Happiness in Our Own Words,” by Ella Sekatau and Dawn Dove
From “Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View on Education,” by Lorén M. Spears

Notes
Further Reading

MOHEGAN
Introduction by Stephanie M. Fielding

Samson Occom (1723–1791)
Montaukett Tribe to the State of New York
Mohegan and Niantic Tribes to the Connecticut Assembly
“The most remarkable . . . Appearance of Indian Tribes”
Joseph Johnson (1751–1776)
From His Diaries
Letter to Samson Occom
Fidelia Fielding (1827–1908)
Man’s Relationship with God
The Truth of Tomorrow
Weather
Mary Virginia Morgan (1897–1988)
Address at 100th Anniversary of the Mohegan Church
Gladys Tantaquidgeon (1899–2005)
See the Beauty Surrounding Us
An Affectionate Portrait of Frank Speck
Jayne Fawcett (b. 1936)
Homeland
Attic Dawn
Pan’s Song
Shantok
Faith Damon Davison (b. 1940)
Mohegan Food
Stephanie M. Fielding (b. 1945)
Remembrance
The Hoop
Sharon I. Maynard (b. 1953)
Long Island Sound
A Winter’s Morn
William Donehey (b. 1955)
River
His Lover
Spirit Teacher
Freedom
The Course of Love
Sparrow
Again
Joe Smith (b. 1956)
Fade into White
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (b. 1960)
The Window
Alysson Troffer (b. 1960)
The Little Girl on the Hook
Eric Maynard (b. 1976)
The Circle
“Native American Professor . . .”
Madeline Fielding Sayet (b. 1989)
When the Whippoorwill Calls

Notes
Further Reading

SCHAGHTICOKE
Introduction by Trudie Lamb Richmond and Ruth Garby Torres

Howard N. Harris (1900–1967)
Letter to the Department of State Parks
Irving A. Harris (1931–2005)
Letter to Brenden Keleher
Trudie Lamb Richmond (b. 1931)
Why Does the Past Matter? Eunice Mauwee’s Resistance Was Our Path to Survival
Growing Up Indian (or Trying To) in Southern New England
Paulette Crone-Morange (1943–2004)
From “The Schaghticoke and English Law: A Study of Community Survival”
Ruth Garby Torres (b. 1955)
Eulogy for Irving Harris
Aileen Harris McDonough (b. 1975)
How I Became a (Paid) Writer
On Loss
Wunneanatsu Cason (b. 1980)
I’m Off to See the Wizard
Deployments and Motherhood
Garry Meeches Jr. (b. 1997)
Soccer
Polar Bear Poem
I Am
Senses: Hear
What Never Dies
Build a Poem

Notes
Further Reading

Source Acknowledgments

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: 01/09/2014
      ISBN13: 9780803246867, 978-0803246867
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      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "[Dawnland Voices] puts another nail in the coffin of the persistent fantasy that "real" Indians and their traditions have vanished east of the Mississippi."—Joy Porter, Times Literary Supplement
      "[Dawnland Voices is] a significant contribution to Native American and indigenous studies and to US literature."—S. K. Bernardin, Choice
      "This is an impressive collection, useful to anyone interested in literature and history, and especially useful for educators who teach anything in regard to New England."—Sharity Bessett, SAIL

      “Anyone with any interest in American Indian literature or indigenous literature of any kind will treasure this innovative book. Siobhan Senier and her learned contributors show us a New England and an America that have been here all along without most Americans suspecting it.”—Robert Dale Parker, author of The Invention of Native American Literature


      “Dawnland Voices is a collection of writing that is as bright as the morning sun. It’s an amazingly comprehensive collection of the literary work of dozens of indigenous authors from an often overlooked part of Native America, the long-embattled Northeast. . . . The reading public needs to be awakened to the continued existence and the cultural heritage of our peoples, as well as the literary excellence of our many authors. No book that I know of does a better job of that than this brilliantly edited anthology.”—Joseph Bruchac, author of Our Stories Remember

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction by Siobhan Senier

      MI’KMAQ
      Introduction by Jaime Battiste

      Chief Stephen Augustine
      Mi’kmaq Creation Story
      Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq Nation
      The Covenant Chain
      Elsie Charles Basque (b. 1916)
      From Here to There
      Rita Joe (1932–2007)
      From Song of Rita Joe
      Daniel N. Paul (b. 1938)
      From We Were Not the Savages
      Marie Battiste (b. 1949)
      Structural Unemployment: The Mi’kmaq Experience
      James Sakej Youngblood Henderson (b. 1944)
      Mi’kmaq Treaties
      Lorne Simon (1960–1994)
      From Stones and Switches
      Lindsay Marshall (b. 1960)
      Clay Pots and Bones
      Mainkewin? (Are You Going to Maine?)
      Progress
      Jaime Battiste (b. 1979)
      From “Understanding the Progression of Mi’kmaq Law”
      Alice Azure (b. 1940)
      Repatriation Soliloquy
      Mi’kmaq Haiku
      Starlit Simon (b. 1983)
      Without a Microphone
      In Quest of Road Kill

      Notes
      Further Reading

      MALISEET
      Introduction by Juana Perley

      Gabe Acquin (1839–1901)
      Pictograph
      Chief James Paul
      Letter to Edward Sapir, 1911
      Henry “Red Eagle” Perley (1885–1972)
      The Red Man’s Burden
      Shirley Bear
      Freeport, Maine
      History Resource Material
      Baqwa’sun, Wuli Baqwa’sun
      September Morning
      Fragile Freedoms
      Andrea Bear Nicholas
      Linguicide, the Killing of Languages, and the Case for Immersion Education
      Chief Brenda Commander (b. 1958)
      Open Letter to Barack Obama
      Mihku Paul (b. 1958)
      The Ballad of Gabe Acquin
      The Water Road
      Return
      20th Century PowWow Playland
      Trade in the 21st Century

      Notes
      Further Reading

      PASSAMAQUODDY
      Introduction by Donald Soctomah

      Sopiel Soctomah (1755–1820)
      Wampum Reading
      Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (1735–1834)
      Speech, 1813
      Deacon Sockabasin (1790–1888)
      Save the Fish and Wildlife and Return Our Land!
      Joseph Stanislaus (1800–1880)
      "You don’t make the trees . . ."
      Sopiel Selmore (1814–1903)
      Megaque’s Last Battle
      Tomah Joseph (1837–1914)
      The Power of One’s Will
      Lewis Mitchell (1847–1930)
      Speech before the Maine State Legislature, 1887
      Letter to Charles Godfrey Leland
      Sylvia Gabriel (1929–2003)
      Wounded Be
      From Dusk to Dawn
      Peter Mitchell (1929–1978)
      Open Letter to Americans
      Mary Ellen Stevens (Socobasin, 1947–1988)
      Passamaquoddy Girl
      Donald Soctomah (b. 1955)
      Skicin Love
      Forever Tribal Love
      Sacred Color Red
      Vera Francis (b. 1958)
      Technology Meets Ecology: Passamaquoddy Bay
      Dawna Meader (b. 1959)
      Gordon Island
      Seasons
      Dream of the Hunter’s Dance
      Susie Mitchell Sutton (b. 1963)
      My Story of the Dragonfly and My Sister Rae-Lee and My MOM!
      Wendy Newell Dyer (b. 1964)
      A Warrior’s Homecoming
      Russell Bassett (b. 1967)
      A Measure of Timelessness
      Majestic Beauty
      Of Life from Life
      One Aspect of the Journey of Life
      Kani Malsom (b. 1969)
      To My Brothers
      Rolfe Richter (b. 1969)
      "Spring drew its first breath the previous day . . ."
      Christine Downing (b. 1972)
      A Summer Day in Motahkomikuk
      Maggie Neptune Dana (b. 1973)
      Coming Together
      Sacred Hoop Ceremony
      Marie Francis (b. 1975)
      Diminished Dreams
      Natalie Dana (b. 1985)
      Listen
      Fragmented People
      With This Pencil
      Jenny Soctomah (b. 1985)
      "The spirit is deep within us . . ."
      Ellen Nicholas (b. 1987)
      The Heart of Sipayik
      Sipayik Reservation 1974
      Cassandra Dana (b. 1992)
      Kci Woliwon

      Notes
      Further Reading

      PENOBSCOT
      Introduction by Carol Dana

      Penobscot Governors and Indians in Council
      Maine State Power
      Joseph Nicolar (1827–1894)
      The Scribe of the Penobscots Sends Us His Weekly Message
      Molly Spotted Elk (1903–1977)
      We’re In the Chorus Now
      Geegis
      "I’m free in the world of these carpeted hills . . ."
      "Some ten or few years so ago or more . . ."
      Baby Girl
      The Lost Soul of the Wilderness
      The Dreamer—Moodas (The Dream Spirit)
      Northern Lights
      Fred Ranco (1932–2008)
      The Avenger
      ssipsis (b. 1941)
      Injun Laugh
      Gewh Huz
      Donna Loring (b. 1948)
      The Dark Ages of Education and a New Hope: Teaching Native American History in Maine Schools
      Carol Dana (b. 1952)
      Penobscot Home Nation
      We’re Like the Moss on the Rock
      Caribou Lake Winter
      "Mother of three didn’t know . . ."
      "Pensive in her rocking chair . . ."
      Children
      A Walk to Ktadhin
      Rhonda Frey (1955–2009)
      Growing Up with Stereotypes: A Native Woman’s Perspective
      John Bear Mitchell (b. 1968)
      What’s It Like Today? (from the Ulnerbeh series)
      Sherri Mitchell (b. 1969)
      Nokomis Speaks: Message to the Seventh Generation
      Sky Woman
      The Lodge
      Nick Bear (b. 1985)
      Dry Funk
      gladly
      Treaty of 2010
      february weather makes me feel like this

      Notes
      Further Reading

      ABENAKI
      Introduction by Lisa Brooks

      Samuel Numphow
      Letter to Thomas Henchman
      Kancamagus
      Petitions, c. 1685
      Petition at No. 2, Kwinitekw, 1747
      Joseph Laurent (1839–1917)
      Preface to New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues
      Henry Lorne Masta (1853–?)
      From Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place-Names
      Robert James Tahamont (1891–?)
      Chief Teedyuscung
      The Masquerade Ball
      Stephen Laurent (1909–2001)
      The Abenakis of Vermont
      Claudia Mason Chicklas (1926–2008)
      A Profile in Courage
      Aunt Mary and Uncle Frank
      Joseph Bruchac III (b. 1942)
      From Bowman’s Store
      Burial Places along the Long River
      Ndakinna
      Carol Willette Bachofner (b. 1947)
      Abenaki Divorce
      Winter Bringer
      In the Abenaki Manner
      Naming Water
      Wazôliinebi
      The Old Man’s Walk
      Planting Moon Kikas
      Burial Dress
      Jibaaki
      Cheryl Savageau (b. 1950)
      Poison in the Pond
      Smallpox
      Where I Want Them
      Swift River—Kancamagus
      Before Moving on to Plymouth from Cape Cod—1620
      Amber Necklace
      Trees
      Looking for Indians
      French Girls Are Fast
      Donna Laurent Caruso (b. 1951)
      The Removal Period
      Nnd Haiku: A Trilogy
      Abenaki Filmmaker Earns Luminaria Award
      Margaret M. Bruchac (b. 1953)
      War Wounds: Sophie Senecal Goes to Washington
      Praying Spoils the Hunting
      Suzanne S. Rancourt (b. 1959)
      Take From My Hair—Memories of Change
      Thunderbeings
      Fanning Fire
      Singing Across the River
      Even When the Sky Was Clear
      When the Air Is Dry
      James Bruchac (b. 1968)
      Tracking My Nature
      Jesse Bruchac (b. 1972)
      Gluskonba’s Fish Trap (Klosk8ba Adelahigan)

      Notes
      Further Reading

      NIPMUC
      Introduction by Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler

      Wowaus (James Printer, c. 1640–c. 1709)
      Note Tacked to a Tree, Medfield, Massachusetts, 1676[?]
      Ransom Note for Mary Rowlandson
      Ebenezer Hemenway (1804–c. 1878)
      On the Death of His Mother, February 17, 1847
      Zara Ciscoe Brough (1919–1988)
      Days of Hassanamesit
      Corrine Bostic (1927–1981)
      Ballad for Bubba
      Dedication to the Young: Cuttin’ a Spoonful
      Touchstones
      Slatemen
      For Teachers: A Self-Reminder
      Richard Spotted Rabbit Massey (1934–2012)
      Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman Hemenway, 1763–1847
      Edwin W. Morse Sr. (Chief Wise Owl, 1929–2010)
      Chief Wise Owl’s Prayer
      Kitt Little Turtle (George Munyan, 1940–2004)
      Coyote Spirit
      Nipmuck Legend
      Legend about Hobbamock
      The Heat Moon
      Nancy Bright Sky Harris (b. 1952)
      To Carol and David with Love
      Woman of the Warrior
      Wind from Summer
      The Gifted Porcupine Roach Maker
      Creator of Life
      Hear Your People
      There Was a Time
      Hawk Henries (b. 1956)
      Carrying the Flute
      Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler (b. 1960)
      Honoring a Father and a Son
      Full Circle
      Never Too Late to Dance
      "Circle low . . ."
      Pressed
      Cheryll Toney Holley (b. 1962)
      A Brief Look at Nipmuc History
      Bruce Curliss (b. 1965)
      “Authentic,” Power, and Stuck in My Craw
      Woman, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Lover
      Larry Spotted Crow Mann (b. 1967)
      From “Deal Me In”
      Heart in the Clouds
      The Crow
      Sarah “She Paints Horses” Stedtler (b. 1997)
      The Fresh Water People
      An Indian Gathering
      Indians
      The Dancer’s Foot

      Notes
      Further Reading

      WAMPANOAG
      Introduction by Joan Tavares Avant (Granny Squannit)

      Early Texts in Massachusett
      Petition from Gay Head Sachem Mittark, 1681
      Petition from Gay Head, 1749
      Petition from Gay Head to Commissioners of New England Company
      Alfred DeGrasse (1890–1978)
      About Poison Ivy
      The Legend of the Red Eagle
      Mabel Avant (1892–1964)
      Interview
      The Voice of Our Forsaken Church
      Helen Manning (1919–2008)
      From Moshup’s Footsteps
      Frank James (Wamsutta, 1923–2001)
      National Day of Mourning
      Helen Attaquin (1923–1993)
      How Martha’s Vineyard Came to Be
      From “There Are Differences”
      Russell Peters (Fast Turtle, 1929–2002)
      From The Wampanoags of Mashpee
      Anne Foxx (b. 1950)
      Historical Continuities in Indigenous Women’s Political Activism: An Interview with Joan Tavares Avant
      Linda Coombs
      Holistic History: Including the Wampanoag in an Exhibit at Plimoth Plantation
      Paula Peters
      Wampanoag Reflections
      Beware: Not All Terms Are Fair Game
      Robert Peters (b. 1962)
      Grandfather
      Red Sun Rising
      Mwalim *7)/Morgan James Peters
      From A Mixed Medicine Bag

      Notes
      Further Reading

      NARRAGANSETT
      Introduction by Dawn Dove

      Letters to Eleazar Wheelock (1760s)
      Thomas Commuck (1805–1855)
      Letter to Wilkins Updike, 1837
      Letter to Elisha Potter, 1844
      The Narragansett Dawn (1935–1936)
      Editorial (May 1935)
      The Boston Marathon (May 1935)
      Editorial (August 1935)
      “Indian Meeting Day,” by Fred V. Brown (August 1935)
      Narragansett Tongue: Lesson 11 (March 1936)
      Fireside Stories (July 1936)
      Ella Wilcox Sekatau
      I Found Him on a Hill Top
      Life and Seasons Must Surely Change
      For the Children
      Sometimes I Wish I Could Rage Like You
      Sure I’m Still Hanging Around
      Paulla Dove Jennings
      Speeches
      Dawn Dove
      Alienation of Indigenous Students in the Public School System
      In Order to Understand Thanksgiving, One Must Understand the Sacredness of the Gift000
      John Christian Hopkins (b. 1960)
      Troopers Lead Attack on Narragansett Reservation
      Tarzan Brown
      William O.
      Sad Country Songs
      Nuweetooun School (2003–2009)
      “Roaring Brook,” by Lorén M. Spears
      “The Four Animals” and “The Three Sisters,” by Dasan Everett
      “The creator made us all . . . ,” by Darrlyn Sand Fry
      “Sky woman falling from the sky . . . ,” by Laurel Spears
      Thawn Harris (b. 1978)
      “Thank You, met Colleagues . . .”
      Eleanor Dove Harris (b. 1979)
      TGIF 1
      TGIF 2
      Letter to California State University Administration, Faculty, and Student Body
      The Pursuit of Happiness (2005)
      From “Happiness in Our Own Words,” by Ella Sekatau and Dawn Dove
      From “Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View on Education,” by Lorén M. Spears

      Notes
      Further Reading

      MOHEGAN
      Introduction by Stephanie M. Fielding

      Samson Occom (1723–1791)
      Montaukett Tribe to the State of New York
      Mohegan and Niantic Tribes to the Connecticut Assembly
      “The most remarkable . . . Appearance of Indian Tribes”
      Joseph Johnson (1751–1776)
      From His Diaries
      Letter to Samson Occom
      Fidelia Fielding (1827–1908)
      Man’s Relationship with God
      The Truth of Tomorrow
      Weather
      Mary Virginia Morgan (1897–1988)
      Address at 100th Anniversary of the Mohegan Church
      Gladys Tantaquidgeon (1899–2005)
      See the Beauty Surrounding Us
      An Affectionate Portrait of Frank Speck
      Jayne Fawcett (b. 1936)
      Homeland
      Attic Dawn
      Pan’s Song
      Shantok
      Faith Damon Davison (b. 1940)
      Mohegan Food
      Stephanie M. Fielding (b. 1945)
      Remembrance
      The Hoop
      Sharon I. Maynard (b. 1953)
      Long Island Sound
      A Winter’s Morn
      William Donehey (b. 1955)
      River
      His Lover
      Spirit Teacher
      Freedom
      The Course of Love
      Sparrow
      Again
      Joe Smith (b. 1956)
      Fade into White
      Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (b. 1960)
      The Window
      Alysson Troffer (b. 1960)
      The Little Girl on the Hook
      Eric Maynard (b. 1976)
      The Circle
      “Native American Professor . . .”
      Madeline Fielding Sayet (b. 1989)
      When the Whippoorwill Calls

      Notes
      Further Reading

      SCHAGHTICOKE
      Introduction by Trudie Lamb Richmond and Ruth Garby Torres

      Howard N. Harris (1900–1967)
      Letter to the Department of State Parks
      Irving A. Harris (1931–2005)
      Letter to Brenden Keleher
      Trudie Lamb Richmond (b. 1931)
      Why Does the Past Matter? Eunice Mauwee’s Resistance Was Our Path to Survival
      Growing Up Indian (or Trying To) in Southern New England
      Paulette Crone-Morange (1943–2004)
      From “The Schaghticoke and English Law: A Study of Community Survival”
      Ruth Garby Torres (b. 1955)
      Eulogy for Irving Harris
      Aileen Harris McDonough (b. 1975)
      How I Became a (Paid) Writer
      On Loss
      Wunneanatsu Cason (b. 1980)
      I’m Off to See the Wizard
      Deployments and Motherhood
      Garry Meeches Jr. (b. 1997)
      Soccer
      Polar Bear Poem
      I Am
      Senses: Hear
      What Never Dies
      Build a Poem

      Notes
      Further Reading

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