Published in BOUNDLESS: NATIVE AMERICAN ABUNDANCE IN ART AND LITERATURE

Amherst College Press

“Rachel Beth Sayet is a scholar who served as the Five Colleges Community Development Fellow, Native American and Indigenous Studies. She is Mohegan. This essay is excerpted and revised from “Wikôtamuwôk Wuci Ki tà Kihtahan (A Celebration of Land and Sea): Modern Indigenous Cuisine in New England” published on the web-based magazine Dawnland Voices, Issue 4, May 9, 2017.”

DAWNLAND VOICES

Dawnland Voices 2.0: Indigenous Writing from New England and the Northeast, Issue 4

“As a Mohegan tribal member, I grew up attending festivals and events that centered around indigenous food, such as the Green Corn Festival, Succotash Time, and summer powwows throughout New England. Many of our traditional stories also relate to food. “

NEW HAVEN ARTS PAPER

“Aquy. Greetings. 

I remember many an argument with history teachers growing up, trying to explain to them that Columbus did not discover “America," starting as early as the first grade.”

THE TABLE UNDERGROUND with TAGAN ENGEL

“When we look at the history of this country, it is shown to us in a glorified way. We are told the settlers killed savage Indians in the fight for freedom. The only time Natives are talked about in a positive light is when discussing the “happy feast” that occurred at this “first Thanksgiving”, after that, New England Natives disappear from history.”