To mark the close of the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War, Pokanoket Tribal Historian Don “Strong Turtle” Brown, Jr. and Old Colony History Museum Director Eric Schultz presented a thought-provoking discussion on the conflict’s impact on the Old Colony and New England. Drawing on both historical research and Indigenous perspectives, this conversation explored how the war is remembered today and considered new approaches to interpreting and memorializing this pivotal chapter in our region’s history. Click here for an 87-minute video of their presentation held at the Old Colony History Museum in Taunton, MA on August 25, 2026.

(Above) A full-house audience welcomed both Old Colony History Museum Director and author Eric Schultz and Pokanoket Tribal Historian Don “Strong Turtle” Brown, Jr.

(Above) Prior to Strong Turtle’s presentation on Tribal history, Eric Schultz went over some of the causes of King Philip’s War, including the rapid decline of Native populations and the huge increase in colonial populations over the fifty years before the outbreak of the War. (Click on the chart to enlarge it.)

(Above, left and center) Pokanoket Tribal Historian Strong Turtle speaks with Cathy Martin and Museum Board President William Hanna before Barrington Nockum Hill Project Advisor Stephan Venuti speaks with Eric Schultz.