To Weetamoo
Switching gears to circle back to Weetamoo and previous wanderings, here is another story link, more history that reveals context to the right now human happenings. To get some in-depth contrast (and much inspiration) visit Tantaquidgeon Museum in Uncasville, Connecticut. To read about this museum and a celebration of nine decades of keeping artifacts, stories, community and heritage, travel to that story, linked here.
I've been learning about Weetamoo, a sunksqua (female leader) of the Pocassets during the 17th century. After hesitating, she allied herself with King Philip during his war. She drowned while fleeing the English and was then beheaded. Her story needs to be more widely known. pic.twitter.com/HrlqUzOgjq
— John Reeves (@reevesjw) June 1, 2021
Women are always a part of the story! Studying Metacom's War? Don't forget about Weetamoo. My students are reading about her and analyzing her role in English/Wampanoag relations tonight! https://t.co/qtbCWbaIq7
— CherylAnne Amendola đŠđťâđŤ (@historyherway) October 5, 2021
Go for a hike, learn something new. âWeetamooâs body was found later, and her decapitated head was displayed as a war trophy in Taunton. Her remaining children were sold into slavery.â pic.twitter.com/aj0cMcGqrG
— Mary C. Serreze (@maryserreze) December 26, 2021
On the National Day of Mourning if you havenât already buy a copy of âOur Beloved Kinâ. Itâs amazing. James Printer, Metacom, Weetamoo, Deer Island and Mary Rowlandson woven together in an Indigenous landscape. Itâs incredible. pic.twitter.com/a99rlsL94e
— Kerry Apps (teacher formerly known as Ms. Apps) (@MsKerryApps) November 26, 2021
In the Fall, students in @lubarâs âMethods in Public Humanitiesâ create exhibitions on memorials. âWeetamoo Woodsâ is a plan for a memorial/museum for the 17th-century Pocasset woman sachem Weetamoo, set in the Weetamoo Woods park in Tiverton, RI. More: https://t.co/rFTkFkV3Ic pic.twitter.com/FQDgH6bPr5
— Public Humanities (@publichumans) January 22, 2021
Still thinking about mileage covered by original inhabitants of the continent. On foot. Using travois? Dogs power?

Dog moccasins with spaces for the nails. For those who have walked snow with a dog over long distances, these would be quite useful.

Read, write, return. At the counter of Pourings & Passages. Fintech device makes payment simple for small businesses and customers.
Main Street. A store draws readers like a magnet and adds to the community. Pourings & Passages, a used bookstore and coffeeshop in Danielson, Connecticut, offers rooms and rooms of books sorted by subject. A non-profit business equipped with electronic fintech device to accept all sorts of payments, to the delight of a cashless customer. All proceeds go to St. James School. Technology helps this small business endeavor and feeds into a community by its efforts.
âThe greatest fruit of self-sufficiency is freedom.â Epicurus
Note: This story has been updated.
