On this edition of Your Call, Darius Coombs, a Mashpee Wampanoag, discusses the history of his people and the first English settlers who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620.
His people have been in what is now Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for over 12,000 years and they're still here today. We discuss what life was like before the settlers arrived and what happened in the years after.
He says, "For us, Thanksgiving kicked off colonization. Our lives changed dramatically."
Guest:
Darius Coombs, Cultural & Outreach Coordinator for Education for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Web Resources:
Mashpee Wampanoag Museum
The Washington Post, Dana Hedgpeth: Thanksgiving anniversary: Wampanoag Indians regret helping Pilgrims 400 years ago
Indian Country: The Wampanoag Side of the First Thanksgiving Story
Salon: Thanksgiving, a day of mourning for Native Americans
United American Indians of New England: National Day of Mourning
