“The Long Legacy” was a superb panel discussion, recorded live at the Boston Public Library on May 28, 2026, of the costs and consequences of King Philip’s War for the people of the Eastern Woodlands. The four panelists are accomplished historians, deeply knowledgeable about King Philip’s War and the history of their people. “The Long Legacy” is the final event in the Partnership of Historic Bostons‘ spring lecture series, Metacom’s Resistance. Click here to watch the two-hour recording.

Introduced by Partnership Board member Maryann Zujewski (above, left) and moderated by Sonskq Cherryll Toney Holley (above, center right), Hassanamisco Nipmuc, the panelists included Paula Peters (above, right), Mashpee Wampanoag, author, and founder of SmokeSygnals; Mack Scott (above, right), Narragansett, historian at Brown University and author of The Great Tree and the Summer Sun: Indigeneity and Futurity in the Narragansett Country (University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) ; and Kimberly Toney (above, center left), Hassanamisco Nipmuc, coordinating curator for Native American and Indigenous collections, Brown University, who runs the Instagram @TheirMarks projects.

(Above) Panelists detail the history of the conflict known as King Philip’s War and its impact on New England tribes over the past 350 years. Panelist Mack Scott pointed out how the legacy of the War is reflected in various colonial symbols.

(Above) During the discussion several graphics were displayed, including a map of tribal territories in Southern New England, documents in the John Carter Brown Library containing the signature of Metacom (King Philip), and photos of Deer Island today where hundreds of Praying Indians were interred during the War.