Members of the Pokanoket Tribe presented their history and traditions to people at the Audubon Education Center in Bristol, RI, on June 15, 2019, at an event sponsored by the Rhode Island Council on the Humanities. Click here for a 50-minute video of the event.

(Above) Sagamore William Guy described the history of the Tribe from the time of Verranzzano in 1524 to the present day, noting that he succeeded Princes Red Wing, the most recent woman Sachem.

(Above) Sachem Dancing Star tells several traditional stories before Running Deer invites participants to join in a friendship dance.

(Above) The Sachem and the Sagamore answer questions about the artifacts that they brought while Rainbow Heart and Heart Full of Prayer watch a red-tailed hawk fly above them after the presentation ends.

Click here for a 50-minute video of the event.