Listen to Their Voices

A film highlighting Eastern Pequot voices about their heritage, culture, and the longstanding indigenous archaeology project done in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. As a state-recognized tribe, the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation has a reservation in North Stonington, Connecticut, that its community has occupied since 1683. For more information on this Indigenous community, visit http://easternpequottribalnation.org/, or find them on social media at   / easternpequottribalnation  . For those who are not familiar with this area, the Eastern Pequot are cousins of the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot, and their respective reservation boundaries sit less than a mile apart. However, unlike the Mashantucket who own Foxwoods Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, the Eastern Pequot do not currently have federal recognition (as noted in the film) or its benefits such as economic development, community buildings, or a museum.

Produced and directed by Stephen W. Silliman, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, copyright 2021. Video and audio editing by Stephen W. Silliman and Brian Schools.

With special gratitude to the Institute for New England Native American Studies, especially Dr. Cedric Woods, and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston for additional support and collaboration.