Colonization and the Wampanoag Story, Linda Coombs
Colonization and the Wampanoag Story, Linda Coombs
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Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

Author: Linda Coombs

Narrator: Carolina Hoyos

Unabridged: 5 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/12/2023


Synopsis

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: the "discovery" of America told by Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists. Here's the true story of America from the Indigenous perspective.

When you think about the beginning of the American story, what comes to mind? Three ships in 1492, or perhaps buckled hats and shoes stepping off of the Mayflower, ready to start a new country. But the truth is, Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists didn't arrive to a vast, empty land ready to be developed. They arrived to find people and communities living in harmony with the land they had inhabited for thousands of years, and they quickly disrupted everything they saw.

From its "discovery" by Europeans to the first Thanksgiving, the story of America's earliest days has been carefully misrepresented. Told from the perspective of the New England Indigenous Nations that these outsiders found when they arrived, this is the true story of how America as we know it today began.

About The Author

Linda Coombs (Aquinnah Wampanoag) is an author and historian from the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, and lives in the Wampanoag community of Mashpee on Cape Cod, MA. Coombs began her museum career in an internship at the Boston Children's Museum, and later working there in the Native American Program.  She and her colleague Paulla Dove Jennings (Narragansett) wrote children's books for a museum series highlighting aspects of southern New England tribal cultures. Coombs also worked for 30 years in the Wampanoag Indigenous Program (WIP) of Plimoth Plantation, including 15 years as WIP's Associate Director; and 9 years at the Aquinnah Cultural Center.  Presently she does independent museum consulting and cultural presentations.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah

I teach third grade in Massachusetts, and our 3rd grade social studies standards include teaching Massachusetts history. However, it can be a struggle to find resources to accurately and thoughtfully teach about what life was like pre-colonization. This book definitely fills a needed gap by providin......more

Goodreads review by Jodie

Excellent book, esp for elementary or middle school students, to learn about Native American history. Well-written with Wampanoag family stories woven in with historical accounts of European arrival and "Doctrine of Discovery" justification for taking over land from those they considered "native sav......more


Quotes

"A poignant and powerful look at identity, change, and resiliency." —Kirkus Reviews