Natives of the Narrowland Sample #1

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:

Entertainment

Tags:

• natives
• narrowland
• tribe
• mashpee
• cape
• cod
• indians
• wampanoag

[AlmazB]

The Ancients were Native Americans NOT WHITE Folks. Why can't people realise that.

[mooncusser]

Hi Alma,

This is in fact a documentary about the Wampanoag tribe on Cape Cod, who are Native Americans. What specifically led you to believe otherwise?

[CrazyNative4]

cool

[ConspiracyTheory81]

turns me on, oh yeah

[AlmazB]

Bout time.