Justin Brooks is a doctoral student in History at Yale University, specializing in the early modern British Empire. He holds a bachelor’s degree in History with highest honors from Holy Cross; a graduate degree in Australian Indigenous Studies from Melbourne…
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Understanding the Niantic People
The Nehantic: Who were they, where did they go, and where are they today? A Talk by John Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Thursday, April 10, 2014, 7:30 PM Yale Native American Cultural Center 26 High Street, New Haven, CT As Europeans moved…
Pardon Our Absence
Those of you who are kind enough to read our posts on a regular basis may have noticed two things. First, our noticeable absence for the past few weeks, and, second, the appearance of a variety of renditions of our…
Compelled to Make Retaliation for ye Expence of Nursing
In 1763 a transient Native woman gave birth to a son in Colchester, Connecticut. Soon after, the child was left unaccounted for. The historical record is silent on the circumstances. The mother may have moved on without her child, as…
Our New Situation in the Metropolis
After almost six years at the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Connecticut, the Yale Indian Papers Project has a new home at the Yale Divinity School in New Haven. The location will provide the Yale community with greater access to…