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It’s been four centuries since the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower onto the shores of present day Massachusetts. The white, Christian Europeans established a colony at Plymouth and the rest is history. But it’s a one-sided history that too often omits the Indigenous experience outside of a revisionist Thanksgiving story. This year, the Plymouth, Massachusetts 400th Anniversary Commission is commemorating the shared history among the Wampanoag tribes and settlers. It’s an inclusive celebration with Wampanoag perspectives. We’ll look at how representation of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower has changed over the years and what perspectives still need to be voiced.
Guests:
Danielle Hill (citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe) – food sovereignty consultant
Linda Coombs (Aquinnah Wampanoag) – Wampanoag historian and independent scholar
Michele Pecoraro – executive director for the Plymouth 400
Paula Peters (member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe) – tribal historian and member of the Wampanoag advisory committee for the Plymouth 400
Break 1 music: War Cry Movement I (song) Cris Derksen (artist) The Cusp (song)
Break 2 music: Naawakinta (Thanks You My Fathers) (song) Clark Tenakhongva (artist) Öngtupqa (album)
