Natives of the Narrowland Sample #2

The Unwritten History of the First Cape Codders (35 min,
directed by Christopher Seufert). The Native Americans of New England were among the first to come into contact with European sailing vessels, and hence, among the first to disappear. The Wampanoag natives of Cape Cod (the legendary Narrowland) called themselves "the People of the First Light".

Their arrival in New England reaches back to the last ice age, over 12,000 years ago. This documentary, narrated by actress Julie Harris, is the first to explore their unwritten history via an anthropological analysis of the culture's sparse archaeological remains. The only surviving Cape Cod Wampanoag tribe located in Mashpee provides a current Native perspective on the survival of their culture. We are introduced to the preservation efforts of archaeological sites in New England against erosion, development, and pot-hunting. Cornell
University's American Indian Program shows NATIVES OF THE NARROWLAND to their graduate students as part of a lecture entitled Thanksgiving's Children: Myths which Mask the Collapse of the Indigenous Environment. Narrated by Julie Harris. Best Documentary, Massachusetts Cable Television Awards, 1994.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• natives
• narrowland
• tribe
• mashpee
• cape
• cod
• indians
• chris
• seufert

[CrazyNative4]

cool

[Grouchygrampy]

"The only surviving Cape Cod Wampanoag tribe located in Mashpee provides a current Native perspective on the survival of their culture."

The woman in the video at the 21 second mark in the blue blouse and sunglasses is Chappiquiddic, also a Cape Cod tribe.

[ffairlane57]

I come from Pokanoket village myself.

[ceitiosaurus]

got any mammoths?

[altiburcio]

kamuskelut iskagaallaglit ke'ewea mamuskit'etalit:P

[therealthrottlenut]

i was here ....i remember melvin..and his shell sheild..and john with his wise words....those were good times......congrats on federal recognition...tall pine..

[therealthrottlenut]

cumasscumcanetts