Dawnland Voices

An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England

Siobhan Senier

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9780803256804
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: North American Literary Collections
• Index: Literature

Dawnland Voices calls attention to the little-known but extraordinarily rich literary traditions of New England's Native Americans. This pathbreaking anthology includes both classic and contemporary literary works from ten New England indigenous nations: the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Mohegan, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Schaghticoke, and Wampanoag.
Through literary collaboration and recovery, Siobhan Senier and Native tribal historians and scholars have crafted a unique volume covering a variety of genres and historical periods. From the earliest petroglyphs and petitions to contemporary stories and hip-hop poetry, this volume highlights the diversity and strength of New England Native literary traditions. Dawnland Voices introduces readers to the compelling and unique literary heritage in New England, banishing the misconception that "real" Indians and their traditions vanished from that region centuries ago.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• MI’KMAQ
• Introduction by Jaime Battiste
• Chief Stephen Augustine
• Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq Nation
• Elsie Charles Basque (b. 1916)
• Rita Joe (1932–2007)
• Daniel N. Paul (b. 1938)
• Marie Battiste (b. 1949)
• James Sakej Youngblood Henderson (b. 1944)
• Lorne Simon (1960–1994)
• Lindsay Marshall (b. 1960)
• Jaime Battiste (b. 1979)
• Alice Azure (b. 1940)
• Starlit Simon (b. 1983)
• MALISEET
• Introduction by Juana Perley
• Gabriel Acquin (1839–1901)
• Chief James Paul
• Henry “Red Eagle” Perley (1885–1972)
• Shirley Bear
• Andrea Bear Nicholas
• Chief Brenda Commander (b. 1958)
• Mihku Paul (b. 1958)
• PASSAMAQUODDY
• Introduction by Donald Soctomah
• Sopiel Soctomah (1755–1820)
• Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (1735–1834)
• Deacon Sockabasin (1790–1888)
• Joseph Stanislaus (1800–1880)
• Sopiel Selmore (1814–1903)
• Tomah Joseph (1837–1914)
• Lewis Mitchell (1847–1930)
• Sylvia Gabriel (1929–2003)
• Peter Mitchell (1929–1978)
• Mary Ellen Stevens Socobasin (1947–1988)
• Donald Soctomah (b. 1955)
• Vera Francis (b. 1958)
• Dawna Meader (b. 1959)
• Susie Mitchell Sutton (b. 1963)
• Wendy Newell Dyer (b. 1964)
• Russell Bassett (b. 1967)
• Kani Malsom (b. 1969)
• Rolfe Richter (b. 1969)
• Christine Downing (b. 1972)
• Maggie Neptune Dana (b. 1973)
• Marie Francis (b. 1975)
• Natalie Dana (b. 1985)
• Jenny Soctomah (b. 1985)
• Ellen Nicholas (b. 1987)
• Cassandra Dana (b. 1992)
• PENOBSCOT
• Introduction by Carol Dana
• Penobscot Governors and Indians in Council
• Joseph Nicolar (1827–1894)
• Molly Spotted Elk (1903–1977)
• Fred Ranco (1932–2008)
• ssipsis (b. 1941)
• Donna Loring (b. 1948)
• Carol Dana (b. 1952)
• Rhonda Frey (1955–2009)
• John Bear Mitchell (b. 1968)
• Sherri Mitchell (b. 1969)
• Nick Bear (b. 1985)
• ABENAKI
• Introduction by Lisa Brooks
• Samuel Numphow
• Kancamagus
• Joseph Laurent (1839–1917)
• Henry Lorne Masta (1853–?)
• Robert James Tahamont (1891–?)
• Stephen Laurent (1909–2001)
• Claudia Mason Chicklas (1926–2008)
• Joseph Bruchac III (b. 1942)
• Carol Willette Bachofner (b. 1947)
• Cheryl Savageau (b. 1950)
• Donna Laurent Caruso (b. 1951)
• Margaret M. Bruchac (b. 1953)
• Suzanne S. Rancourt (b. 1959)
• James Bruchac (b. 1968)
• Jesse Bruchac (b. 1972)
• NIPMUC
• Introduction by Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler
• Wowaus (James Printer, c. 1640–c. 1709)
• Ebenezer Hemenway (1804–c. 1878)
• Zara Ciscoe Brough (1919–1988)
• Corrine Bostic (1927–1981)
• Richard Spotted Rabbit Massey (1934–2012)
• Edwin W. Morse Sr. (Chief Wise Owl, 1929–2010)
• Kitt Little Turtle (George Munyan, 1940–2004)
• Nancy Bright Sky Harris (b. 1952)
• Hawk Henries (b. 1956)
• Cheryl Watching Crow Stedtler (b. 1960)
• Cheryll Toney Holley (b. 1962)
• Bruce Curliss (b. 1965)
• Larry Spotted Crow Mann (b. 1967)
• Sarah “She Paints Horses” Stedtler (b. 1997)
• WAMPANOAG
• Introduction by Joan Tavares Avant (Granny Squannit)
• Early Texts in Massachusett
• Alfred DeGrasse (1890–1978)
• Mabel Avant (1892–1964)
• Helen Manning (1919–2008)
• Frank James (Wamsutta, 1923–2001)
• Helen Attaquin (1923–1993)
• Russell Peters (Fast Turtle, 1929–2002)
• Anne Foxx (b. 1950)
• Linda Coombs
• Paula Peters
• Robert Peters (b. 1962)
• Mwalim *7)/Morgan James Peters
• NARRAGANSETT
• Introduction by Dawn Dove
• Letters to Eleazar Wheelock (1760s)
• Thomas Commuck (1805–1855)
• "The Narragansett Dawn" (1935–1936)
• Ella Wilcox Sekatau (1928–2014)
• Paulla Dove Jennings
• Dawn Dove
• John Christian Hopkins (b. 1960)
• Nuweetooun School (2003–2009)
• Thawn Harris (b. 1978)
• Eleanor Dove Harris (b. 1979)
• The Pursuit of Happiness (2005)
• MOHEGAN
• Introduction by Stephanie M. Fielding
• Samson Occom (1723–1791)
• Joseph Johnson (1751–1776)
• Fidelia Fielding (1827–1908)
• Mary Virginia Morgan (1897–1988)
• Gladys Tantaquidgeon (1899–2005)
• Jayne Fawcett (b. 1936)
• Faith Damon Davison (b. 1940)
• Stephanie M. Fielding (b. 1945)
• Sharon I. Maynard (b. 1953)
• William Donehey (b. 1955)
• Joe Smith (b. 1956)
• Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel (b. 1960)
• Alysson Troffer (b. 1960)
• Eric Maynard (b. 1976)
• Madeline Fielding Sayet (b. 1989)
• SCHAGHTICOKE
• Introduction by Trudie Lamb Richmond and Ruth Garby Torres
• Howard N. Harris (1900–1967)
• Irving A. Harris (1931–2005)
• Trudie Lamb Richmond (b. 1931)
• Paulette Crone-Morange (1943–2004)
• Ruth Garby Torres (b. 1955)
• Aileen Harris McDonough (b. 1975)
• Wunneanatsu Cason (b. 1980)
• Garry Meeches Jr. (b. 1997)
• Source Acknowledgments
• About Siobhan Senier