Absented Presence: “They All Died Off” and Other Myths About Native Americans

Presenters: Paul & Denise Pouliot, Chief Speakers for the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook and Abenaki People Kathleen A. Blake, Retired Educator James Edgell Jr., Mohawk/Mi’kmaq and Micmac/Newmarket Chick Wabanaki Relation Anne Jennison, NH Commission on Native American Affairs, Affiliate Faculty Member for the UNH Native American & Indigenous Studies Minor, Northeast Native American storyteller. Moderator: Svetlana Peshkova, Associate Professor of Anthropology & Coordinator of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor, UNH Many organizations across the state have been using “Land Acknowledgments” raising awareness of the first nation status and original presence of Native Americans in our state. However, New Hampshire is one of only 15 states that have no federally recognized tribes. For this panel, presenters will explore various issues in New Hampshire’s Native American community including, inadequate representation, invisibility, access to education, and tribal non-recognition. Originally shown February 13, 2022