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Munsee

Outer Banks national parks joins in honoring Native American Heritage Month

A Carolina Algonquian cooking pot on display at the Visitor Center at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. (Outer Banks Forever)

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This month, national parks around the United States are honoring Native American Heritage Month, and our Outer Banks national parks are joining them!

Years before the arrival of Europeans and what has come to be called “The Lost Colony,” the land that is now known as the Outer Banks was home to American Indian peoples who honored and cultivated the unique resources of these barrier islands. 

 

John White's watercolor painting of a group of Carolina Algonquians fishing.John White's watercolor painting of a group of Carolina Algonquians fishing.John White’s watercolor painting of a group of Carolina Algonquian fishing.

In fact, two Outer Banks towns you may be familiar with, Manteo and Wanchese, are named after two members of the Carolina Algonquian. Manteo was a Croatoan member of the Carolina Algonquian, and Wanchese was a Roanoac member of the Carolina Algonquian. 

Both men left their homeland to travel to England and back with English explorers in the 1580s. The English settlers owed them a great debt — they would not have survived without the aid of the Manteo, Wanchese, and their peoples. Tragically, relations between the English and Carolina Algonquian deteriorated as food supplies dwindled and illness spread through the indigenous population. Chief Wingina (later, Chief Pemisapan) was murdered by Englishmen and his brother, Granganimeo, died of disease the English brought with them. 

“The Carolina Algonquian left behind no written record of their culture. The watercolors of John White, the words of Thomas Hariot and items found by archaeologists help us…

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Mohegan

Will Northwestern cover the spread vs. Rhode Island? Betting Trends, Record ATS

The Rhode Island Rams (3-0) will try to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Northwestern Wildcats (3-0) at 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, November 18, 2023 as 9.5-point underdogs. The Wildcats have also won three games in a row. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.

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Northwestern vs. Rhode Island Odds & Info

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Time: 2:30 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN+
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  • Where: Uncasville, Connecticut
  • Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena

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Northwestern -9.5 134.5

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Northwestern Betting Records & Stats

  • Northwestern and its opponents scored more than 134.5 points in 10 of 30 games last season.
  • Northwestern games had an average of 130.5 points last season, 4.0 less than this game’s over/under.
  • Northwestern put together an 18-12-0 record against the spread last season.
  • Northwestern finished with an 11-4 record in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 73.3% of those games).
  • The Wildcats won all six games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -450 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives Northwestern an 81.8% chance to win.

Northwestern vs. Rhode Island Over/Under Stats

2022-23 Games Over 134.5 2022-23 % of Games Over 134.5 2022-23 Average PPG Combined Average PPG Average Opponent PPG Combined Average Opponent PPG Average Total
Northwestern 10 33.3% 67.7 133.7 62.8 133.4 134
Rhode Island 17 58.6% 66.0 133.7 70.6 133.4 136.7

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Lenni Lenape

A New Play Explores The Sacred, Complex Connection To Our Ancestral Lands

Elizabeth Frances and Enrico Nassi in the New York premiere production of

Elizabeth Frances and Enrico Nassi in the New York premiere production of

Elizabeth Frances and Enrico Nassi in the New York premiere production of “Manahatta,” written by Mary Kathryn Nagle and directed by Laurie Woolery, at the Public Theater.

Ifyouwalk through Battery Park in lower Manhattan, you will find the Netherland Monument — a 1926 piece by the Dutch sculptor Hendrik van den Eijnde, and one of the many structures in New York that perpetuate the myth of the sale of this island. In all his glory, you can see Dutch colonial governor Peter Minuit “purchasing” the land with wampum beads, worth a staggering sum of $24, from a “Lenape Native” whose name no one seems to know. This Native man is wearing a headdress of the sort typically worn by Plains Natives hundreds of miles away. One doesn’t get the sense that van den Eijnde tormented himself trying to get the details right.

The only proof of the “sale” of Manhattan is a small section in a letter written by a colonist in 1626. There’s no mention of beads or trinkets, and no deed of sale, only a passage cited from the Dutch National Archives that reads: “Our people are in good spirit and they live in peace. They have purchased the island of Manhattes from the savages for the value of sixty guilders.”

The problem here is that Lenape peoples, along with most Indigenous peoples, are inextricably connected to the land as stewards, and did not share the concepts of money or land ownership as Europeans did. And so they were strategically displaced from their ancestral homelands, despite having shown graciousness to the Shouwunnok, otherwise known…

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Mohican

Bowling: Warriors League Week 10 Results

Warriors Bowling League action continued, with Navaho and Commanche tying 2-2, Blackfoot defeating Apache 4-0, and Kickapoo defeating Mohican 3-1.

Standings

  • Kickapoo 29
  • Blackfoot 25 1/2
  • Commanche 19 1/2
  • Navaho 18 1/2
  • Apache 14 1/2
  • Mohican 13

Last weeks results

  • Navaho 2 Commanche 2
  • Blackfoot 4 Apache 0
  • Kickapoo 3` Mohican 1

Team

  • Team Scratch Game: Commanche 753; Mohican 614
  • Team Scratch Series: Apache 1893; Blackfoot 1569
  • Team Handicap Game: Navaho 871
  • Team Handicap Series: Kickapoo 2490

Men

  • Men Scratch Game: Dennis Trott 226; Denzel Davis 206; Victor Fishington 180
  • Men Scratch Series: Justin Simons 550; Jamel Bean 550; Quinton Hayward 501; Andre Place 473
  • Men Handicap Game: Clay Bean 251; Rodney Caines 232; Arrington Smith 217
  • Men Handicap Series: Elsworth Bean 672: Clarence Burrows 615: Llewellyn Jones 575

Women

  • Scratch Game: Susie Bradshaw 191; Akajae Mills 140
  • Scratch Series: C. Lynne Cann 450; Chrystie Simon 346
  • Handicap Game: Tanya Iris 232; Jennifer Butterfield 216
  • Handicap Series: Takia Bean 629

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Indigenous languages, wind projects, Election Day complaints, Regents exams

Language a sacred asset for all cultures

More than once, I’ve been asked, “Do you speak Indian?” It’s like asking, “Do you speak European?”

It’s estimated that over 500 Indigenous languages and dialects were spoken in North America before the arrival of the first Europeans “Algonquian, reclaimed,” LI Life, Nov. 12].

Unfortunately, due to the efforts of our government, missionaries and other organizations, many Indian languages were lost over the centuries.

However, several government programs have been implemented to help revitalize Indian languages and cultures, as well as improve educational opportunities within Native American and Alaska Native communities.

As with all cultures, language is a vital asset and is sacred. It defines who people are, where they came from, and their value systems.

These programs will produce new generations of Indian speakers who will encourage others to learn the Indigenous languages. It will be celebrated and revitalized.

— Chet Lukaszewski, Huntington

The writer taught a high school American Indian Studies course.

Wind projects need to get things going

It is to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s credit that after causing major offshore wind projects to derail, she is trying to get them back on track as quickly as possible [“New wind projects facing increased cost scrutiny,” News, Nov. 6].

Having these same developers re-bid in an economically feasible manner would save redoing years of preparation, including construction in process.

Could different companies make more attractive bids? It’s possible, but the longer these projects take to go into effect, the longer it will take for us to see energy cost savings from them.

Transitioning from Long Island’s principally gas-powered electric grid to a clean one cuts the risks of pollution to our health and environment, both costly.

Of course, developers aren’t going to help us meet our climate goals out of the goodness of their hearts. Their companies do have to make a profit. But they can…

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Mohegan

HARKINS SCORES TWICE FOR PENGUINS IN 5-4 OT LOSS

BOXSCORE: WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Hershey Bears in overtime, 5-4, on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-2-0) battled tooth-and-nail with its bitter rival in a back-and-forth matchup rife with offensive flair. However, Alex Limoges netted the game winner three minutes into overtime to give the Bears an additional standings point over the Penguins.

How Did the Game Go?

Hershey’s Joe Snively opened the scoring 84 seconds into the game. A big bounce off the boards behind the Penguins’ net ricocheted right to Snively, who quickly fired the puck across the goal line. Fortunately for the Penguins, Valtteri Puustinen provided a response with a blazing wrist shot midway through the frame.

Jimmy Huntington found the back of the net at 13:57 of the first period, sending Hershey to the intermission with a 2-1 lead.

Those same boards that plagued the Penguins in the first period helped them tie things up, 2-2, 31 seconds into the second period. Jansen Harkins collected a wide shot from Rem Pitlick and deposited it behind Bears goalie Hunter Shepard.

Six minutes later, while on the power play, Harkins took a cross-ice pass from Puustinen and rifled it past Shepard, giving the Penguins a 3-2 lead. Harkins’ second goal of the evening also gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a power-play marker in nine of its last 10 games.

How Did the Game End?

Huntington scored again when he threw a puck towards the crease that hit a skate and bounded behind Penguins netminder Joel Blomqvist. Vincent Iorio followed suit by tallying another go-ahead goal for Hershey, putting the Bears ahead 4-3 at 10:55 of the second stanza.

Undeterred, the Penguins tied the game again on Jagger Joshua’s first AHL goal. Joshua drove to the net and steered a…

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This New Play Taps Into A Complicated Reality For Young Native Americans

If you walk through Battery Park in lower Manhattan, you will find the Netherland Monument — a 1926 piece by the Dutch sculptor Hendrik van den Eijnde, and one of the many structures in New York that perpetuate the myth of the sale of this island. In all his glory, you can see Dutch colonial governor Peter Minuit “purchasing” the land with wampum beads, worth a staggering sum of $24, from a “Lenape Native” whose name no one seems to know. This Native man is wearing a headdress of the sort typically worn by Plains Natives hundreds of miles away. One doesn’t get the sense that van den Eijnde tormented himself trying to get the details right.

The only proof of the “sale” of Manhattan is a small section in a letter written by a colonist in 1626. There’s no mention of beads or trinkets, and no deed of sale, only a passage cited from the Dutch National Archives that reads: “Our people are in good spirit and they live in peace. They have purchased the island of Manhattes from the savages for the value of sixty guilders.”

The problem here is that Lenape peoples, along with most Indigenous peoples, are inextricably connected to the land as stewards, and did not share the concepts of money or land ownership as Europeans did. And so they were strategically displaced from their ancestral homelands, despite having shown graciousness to the Shouwunnok, otherwise known as salt water (read: white) people.

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This displacement of the Lenape peoples was a huge motivation for Mary Kathryn Nagle’s play “Manahatta,” which tells the story of Jane Snake, a Lenape woman who moves to Manahatta from Oklahoma during the 2008 financial crisis for a banking job — thus reconnecting with…

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Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts First-Ever Mayoral Reception Celebrating Native American and Indigenou

November 14, 2023

Video available at: https://youtu.be/K7zRiPbzTsM

 

Joe Baker, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Lenape Center: [Speaks in Munsee.] My name is Joe Baker. I’m a member of the Simon Whiteturkey family, one of the families of the main body of Lenape who were displaced and removed to Indian territory in 1869. I recognize my family as through their sacrifice and generosity and love, I’m able to stand before you this evening.

I recognize my third great-grandfather, Captain Anderson Sarcoxie, who signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. My fourth great grandfather, White Eyes, who negotiated the first treaty with the U.S. government, the Treaty of Fort Pitt, which was to secure and guarantee an all Lenape state with representation in Congress. He was assassinated by the U.S. militia that same year.

My fifth great-grandfather, Netawatwees, the Treaty of Conestoga, 1768. My sixth great grandfather, Chief Nutimus, who was a consignor of the Walking Purchase with William Penn’s sons in 1787. And my seventh great-grandfather, Tamanend, who signed the Treaty of Shackamaxon with William Penn in 1682.

In my right to speak for my ancestors and my descendants, I declare that we exist and live and work today in Lenapehoking, our homeland and territory that still holds the spirits and voices of our Lenape ancestors, both Munsee and Unami speaking.

We are the grandfathers and the peacemakers having survived hundreds of years of genocide. Please welcome me now… Welcome. Please join me in welcoming Mayor Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. And for all of you who are here of our indigenous people ancestry, I want to thank you for allowing us to be here on your land.

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Bruza steps down as Nanticoke Area football coach

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Who was the first person in Vermont?

Unveiling the First Settlers of Vermont: A Journey into the Past

The Green Mountain State, known for its lush landscapes and vibrant fall foliage, has long been a subject of historical intrigue when it comes to its earliest inhabitants. As historians dig deeper into the past, the question arises: Who was the first person in Vermont?

Evidence suggests that the area now known as Vermont was first traversed by indigenous peoples thousands of years ago. These Native American tribes, including the Abenaki and the Mohican, were Vermont’s original settlers, living off the land long before European explorers set foot on the continent.

European Footprints in the Wilderness

The title of the first European to reach Vermont is a matter of some debate. However, it is widely accepted that French explorer Samuel de Champlain is credited with being among the first Europeans to lay eyes on the region in 1609. His arrival marked the beginning of a new era, as European colonization would soon follow.

Colonial Settlers and the Birth of a State

The first permanent European settlement in Vermont was not established until much later. In 1724, Fort Dummer was built near present-day Brattleboro as a British outpost during the conflict with the French. The first recorded town, Bennington, was chartered in 1749, and from there, the state’s colonial population began to grow.

FAQ:

Q: Who were the original inhabitants of Vermont?
A: The original inhabitants were Native American tribes, including the Abenaki and the Mohican.

Q: When did Samuel de Champlain explore Vermont?
A: Samuel de Champlain explored the region in 1609.

Q: When was Vermont’s first permanent European settlement established?
A: The first permanent European settlement was established in 1724 with the construction of Fort Dummer.

Definitions:

Indigenous Peoples: The first inhabitants of a region, before colonization or annexation by a foreign power.

European Colonization: The process by which European countries…

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