As she writes in the book: “These stories reverse the narrative of absence and reveal the persistence of Indigenous adaptation and survival.” For her book, which also features a digital companion, Brooks found stories via many Indigenous sources, such as land deeds, historical accounts and petitions. “King Philip” was the English name given to the Wampanoag sachem Metacom, a nod to Philip of Macedon, son of Alexander the Great. As trade partnerships collapsed and the colonists aggressively encroached on Native territories, the Wampanoag, Nipmuc, Pocumtuck and Narragansett tribes led an uprising. King Philip’s War, which began in 1675, has been viewed as the last major effort by the Native Americans of southern New England to drive out the English settlers. Brooks herself is Abenaki (her father’s side) and Polish (her mother’s side). ![]() Held at Greenfield Community College, the event was sponsored, in part, by the Nolumbeka Project, whose mission is to promote a more authentic depiction of New England’s Native American history. Feb 22, the snow slowed just enough for some 70 souls to come out and hear a talk from Brooks, associate professor of English and American studies.
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