Via Jessica Hill, Cape Code Times. The journey of re-education and reclaiming Indigenous identity requires more than just paper genealogy; it demands the revitalization of culture through action. Across the ancient territory of the Mashpee Wampanoag—the People of the First Light—one young American Aborigine is demonstrating this truth, choosing to honor her ancestral lineage not in silence, but in the vibrant, defiant language of traditional dance. This act of cultural commit

These Indigenous captives represent the first people forced into bondage in English North America—predating the importation of Africans in

May the flame we lit this weekend continue to burn through every step we take toward freedom, land, and legacy.

Black people enslaved by these tribes were not Africans at all, but Indigenous people — prisoners of war from rival tribes who were captured

Our relationship with the land is ancestral. It’s the story of survival, joy, and the unwavering determination to cultivate abundance.