Posts Tagged ‘Indigenous History’
Oct 20: The History and Future of the Massachusetts State Flag
Discover the historical context and contemporary debates surrounding the Massachusetts state flag, seal, and motto. This presentation, led by Sage Carbone and Dr. David Shane Lowry, examines the complex history of these symbols and their impact on the community. In light of the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission’s open call for public input,…
Read MoreWatershed: An Excursion in Four Parts
by Emily HiestandFirst published by The Georgia Review and Beacon Press in 1998. Updated slightly in 2021 for publication in This Impermanent Earth, and in 2024 for History Cambridge. Part One | Street Like travelers who want to keep some favorite place from being overly discovered, the residents of our neighborhood sometimes confide to one another in a near-whisper, “There’s no…
Read MoreMajor General Daniel Gookin
by Rev. Warner Foote Gookin, 1912 Three hundred years ago, at a date still undetermined, one of the great men of Cambridge was born in England, – one who was great enough, at least, to deserve this passing tribute, the only recognition, I believe, to be given him in the tercentenary of his birth. It…
Read MoreIf you have a New Year’s resolution to research local history, History Cambridge can be of help
Whatever your interest or motivation about the past, History Cambridge can help you find the resources to conduct your own local history research.
Read MoreA new year, and History Cambridge puts focus onto a new neighborhood: North Cambridge
History Cambridge embarked on programming in 2023 that focuses on one of Cambridge’s 13 neighborhoods each year, and for 2024 it’s North Cambridge.
Read MoreCelebration and advocacy for Native American history goes well beyond November
In National Native American Heritage Month, remember that Indigenous stories are still being created as well as commemorated in the past. The story of Indigenous Cambridge is still being written.
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Read MoreMIT has played a major role in Indigenous genocide
It is not okay for Indigenous people not to be at MIT in important roles. It is not okay for faculty or students to be out of relationship with Indigenous peoples and communities. But as the teacher of “Indigenous History of MIT,” I can say that this is the situation.
Read MoreMany of us were taught little Indigenous history. Share experiences and learn more at History Café
A survey reveals that many of us were taught little about the experiences of the peoples who called this place home for centuries before Europeans arrived.
Read MoreNative Americans thrived in the ‘Great Swamp,’ marshy headwaters that we know of as Alewife
The Menotomy, now called Alewife Brook, was described as a “beautiful outlet” undulated through marshes and meadows from Fresh Pond to the Missi-Tuk.
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