Category Archives: American Indians
American Indians hold sacred ceremony in East Haven
The Quinnipiac, or “Long-Water-Land People” joined their friends and neighbors from the Old Stone Church at East Haven, Connecticut, to celebrate friendship and traditions on June 25. Direct descendants of the Quinnipiac (known today as ACQTC of The Algonquian Confederacy … Continue reading
Archeologists reveal story of English battle with Pequots
The English and their Indian allies killed over 400 Pequot men, women and children in the Battle of Mistick Fort in 1637 in the first major Indian war in New England. Archeologists are now recovering artifacts and learning more about … Continue reading
Tour of historic Indian Neighborhood
Dr. Jason Mancini will lead walking tour of Westerly’s historic Indian neighborhood, including the “north end” and the Pleasant Street Baptist Church, incorporated in 1874 by three Narragansett Indians, and known as the “church for Indians.”
Heathens, love and scandal in Cornwall story
They came to the small New England town from around the world – young men from China, Greece, Hawaii, as well as American Indians. Christian missionaries of the Foreign Mission School sought to educate and Christianize the “heathens” and the … Continue reading
Remains of Pequot War uncovered
Archeologists are scouring backyards in Mystic, CT, for remains of the Pequot War, one of the first major conflicts between English settlers and American Indians. A watercolor of the Pequot War. They’ve found musket balls, gunflints and arrowheads not far … Continue reading
