You should really check out the book "1491" by Charles C Mann.

#history #nz #maori #colonialism #indigenous #population #mohegan #pequot #montauk #brothertownindians

Also available as an audio book for commuters I just discovered!

Two quick ones on resistance:
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1636, Massachusetts Colony formed three regiments to defend their #SettlerColony from the #Pequot (they later wiped the tribe out), and in 1867 a #Fenian militant set off a bomb in London in support of Irish independence.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRce1gsG/

It seemed appropriate to revisit this historical event given all that is going on in the world.

#APushers🇺🇸
#🇵🇸❤️
#lazyhistorylesson
#lazyteacher
#historylesson
#Pequot
#Indigenous
#USA
#EnglishSettlers
#Connecticut

https://www.tiktok.com/@coachcurtis88/video/7303916197542694175

Last was a short film highlighting voices from the Eastern #Pequot on their heritage, culture, and collaborative archaeological/anthropological research with UMass Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsJ2znR-Wq8 (11/11) #archaeology #anthropology

Proposed bill to restore the indigenous name: #Pequot River to the #Connecticut #river through New London and Groton. The Pequot people are supportive, as are many non-indigenous locals. https://abcnews.go.com/US/indigenous-tribes-restored-connecticut-river-proposed-bill/story?id=96567103&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

An actual #mastodon! behind glass! Okay, a re-creation of a mastodon at the Mashantuckut Pequot Museum, Mashantucket, Connecticut - photo (c) Alan Strauber #indigenous #native #Pequot #photography #archaeology #History