Tour Overview
The Peskeompskut Audio Tour explores the nuanced local history of Peskeompskut, an important Native American settlement sieged in 1676 during King Phillips War. The goal of this project is to ignite interest in Indigenous, Colonial and Industrial Era history and to honor the continuance the Nipmuc, Wampanoag and Abenaki people through the use of story.
This collection of personal, historic and interpretive narratives represents an arc of reconciliation efforts made between the Town of Montague and tribal representatives, starting in 2004
Learn more about the National Park Service Battlefield Project
Three fascinating technical reports detailing the extent and context of the 1676 battle that was a turning point in the King Philip’s War are available at www.montague-ma.gov
The Peskeompskut Audio Tour is a project of RiverCulture, Art & Recreation in Montague, MA
Funded with an Expand Massachusetts Stories Grant from Mass Humanities
Partners: Audri.Life, The Nolumbeka Project, DCR, FirstLight Power
Hawk Henries, Eastern Woodland flute
Stops
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Stop 1: Introduction
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Stop 2: Meditation (Onigan)
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Stop 3: Archeology of the Battlefield Grant
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Stop 4: Native Identity
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Stop 5: The Massacre
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Stop 6: My Story with Liz "Coldwind" Santana Kiser
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Stop 7: Logging Story
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Stop 8: Industrial Era
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