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Samson Occom and Brothertown Stories on Rhode Island NPR
by Paul Grant-Costa • July 18, 2019
"The impact of early European immigration on Native Americans in New England is examined through the story of Samson Occom, a brilliant Mohegan Indian from Eastern Connecticut who gains fame on two continents before his story takes a dramatic and unexpected turn."
Alex Nunes and Ana Gonzalez of the Rhode Island NPR station have produced a three-episode story on the Brothertown, the first of which, The Betrayal of Samson Occom, went live the other day.
Appearing with Alex and Ana are Kathleen Brown-Perez (Brothertown, UMass Amherst) as commentator and Bruce Two Dogs Bozsum (former chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council and a current tribe elder and justice) as the voice of Samson Occom.
You can listen to it at the link below, or at Apple Podcasts and the other major podcasting platforms.
https://thepublicsradio.org/episode/ep-4-the-betrayal-of-samson-occom
Images: Samson Occom portrait, courtesy, Explore, Samson Occum, Mohegan Tribe.
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Faith Damon Davison (1940-2019)
by Paul Grant-Costa • May 19, 2019
We share the sad news of the passing of our friend, colleague, and mentor, Faith Damon Davison. A wonderfully caring person, Faith was an elder, Nonner, and former Archivist of the Mohegan tribal community. One of the Native elders we…
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A Narragansett Witness to History
by Paul Grant-Costa • April 13, 2019
One hundred fifty-four years ago today, on the evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Seated in the audience that night, a…
Passamaquoddy Reclaim Their Culture through Digital Repatriation
by Tobias Glaza • February 1, 2019
A recent New Yorker article by E.Tammy Kim highlights the collaboration between the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and the Passamaquoddy in their efforts to digitally reclaim historical sound recordings. In addition, there is an interesting discussion…
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