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For the first time in the 400 year colonial history of the American Indians of southern New England have they written their own story. Covering all modes of their traditional life, A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England is a landmark publication.

Very few books on the history and culture of the southern New England indigenous peoples have been written by the Native themselves. Standard academic books read like a clinical autopsy of a dead culture from many years ago. Contrary to this, “A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England” provides an understanding of the ways, customs, and language of the southern New England American Indians from the Native’s perspective. Written and compiled by Moondancer (a Wampanoag Native American) and Strong Woman (a Nottoway Native American), the book incorporates voices of modern Elders and other Natives spanning the historic records of the 1500s and 1600s. As co-author Moondancer stressed, “everything about the beauty, power, and richness of our culture has been included.”

For more about the book and Bauu Press, please visit: Bauu Institute and Press.