h1 h2 h3

Ponkapoag

"The Holy Land is everywhere." - Black Elk

index image
Description
The Ponkapoag Indians, originally known as the Neponset Indians, first came into contact with John Eliot on September 14, 1646 when he preached at Vose’s Grove. When King Philip’s War erupted in 1675 the Ponkapoag Indians were removed from the Blue Hills region to Boston Harbor, under the supervision of Thomas Swift, only later returning to the Ponkapoag Area. The number of Ponkapoag Indians in the region fell throughout the centuries, so that by 1857 there were only fifteen to twenty Ponkapoag Indians remaining, many of whom were of various ancestries. In 1861 John Milton Earl recommended that the Native-American Population receive United States Citizenship, a task that was accomplished in 1924 with the passage of Indian Citizenship Act.
Language
Massachusett language
Culture
Women of the tribe trapped small game, gathered shellfish, wild grains, greens and herbs for food and medicine. The women of the tribe owned and tended the planting fields, and preserved the harvests. The children were employed to keep the birds away from the planted fields. The women also built and owned the wetus (summer huts) and winter long houses that the tribal members lived in. The women were also the potters and basket weavers, wood gatherers and fire keepers. Women took an active role in decision making along with the men and elders within the tribe. Men of the tribe were responsible for mining, whaling, fishing and hunting and for protecting the tribe and its territory against encroachment by other indigenous tribes.

Categories

Other Websites


To see my other websites I have to offer just click on this link. CLICK HERE!

. bottom