"Native Natick in a Violent Century, 1650-1750" Event Registration Form
Please fill out this form to register for our virtual event, "Native Natick in a Violent Century, 1650-1750" with Professor Daniel Mandell. You will receive the link at the end of the registration and a confirmation email (with the link included again) from the NHS in 3-5 days. A reminder email with the link will also be sent on the day of the event.

September 14, 2022 at 7pm via Zoom

Professor Emeritus of History Daniel Mandell will trace Natick’s development from its establishment as a Christian Indian town in 1651 to its domination by Anglo settlers a century later.  Initially, the community, led by John Eliot’s initial convert, featured Indigenous and English traits, including a subsistence economy, patriarchal families, and a Biblical leadership structure. In 1675, King Philip’s War shattered this world; most were forced to Deer Island where many died.  Afterward, the surviving Christian Indians resettled Natick and resumed many traditions.  But by the 1720s their numbers were shrinking and elderly, and increasingly sold land to white settlers to pay debts. By midcentury, the Natick Indians were a scorned minority in the town they had created.

This event is FREE and open to the public. The NHS does not share email or street addresses.
Advanced registration is required to access the Zoom link.

This is the first event in our three-part speaker series "Indigenous Histories and Futures in Natick, Massachusetts." This series will allow attendees to consider important questions about Indigenous experiences in Natick and beyond from the seventeenth century until today.

The Bridge Street Speaker Series is made possible by a grant from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of Mass Humanities.

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