Friday, January 1, 2016

Feather On The Moon- Sachem of the Massachusetts Tribe Speaks


Feather On The Moon- Sachem of the Massachusetts Tribe Speaks

Gill Solomon, Feather On The Moon, is the current Sachem (the Algonquian word for "Chief") of the Massachusett/ Ponkapoag Tribe.  The state of Massachusetts gets its name from his ancestors- they were the people living around the water-ways at the foot of the Blue Hills when the colonists came.  The following is Sachem Nanepashmequian's (Feather On the Moon) thoughts and reflections in a 6 minute video.  Insightful.  The YouTube link:


 

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