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By BELLA LEVAVI

TURNERS FALLS — Marking the 347th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre on Saturday, organizers with the Nolumbeka Project reflected on not only the past, but the importance of healing from it.“You are all proof that we can look at each other as...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The Battlefield Grant Advisory Committee voted Wednesday to recommend that the Selectboard accept a proposal for principal investigator services to further study the Great Falls Massacre.The proposal, submitted by Heritage Consultants of...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — After hearing from residents, tribal representatives and other officials on Monday, Selectboard members stated they do not intend to get involved in the discussion around changing the Native American statue at the Native and Himalayan...

By BELLA LEVAVI

NORTHFIELD — As part of the year-long celebration of Northfield’s 350th anniversary, local historian David Brule will give a presentation on the town’s role in King Philip’s War between English colonists and Native Americans in the late 17th...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Local Indigenous representatives have further affirmed their desire to modify or remove the large statue of an American Indian outside the Native and Himalayan Views souvenir shop after hearing a suggestion to preserve it while installing...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the launch of its new mobile app, Historic Deerfield is inviting the public to learn about Indigenous history through a walking tour that places the museum’s main street in its original context.Now available on the Apple App Store and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College’s dining commons was filled with more than 100 dancers on Saturday as part of the Nolumbeka Project’s Full Snow Moon Gathering and Eastern Woodlands Social Dance.Saturday marked a particularly special...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — After not meeting for many years, the Historical Commission came together this week to request to be part of the discussion about altering the Native American statue outside the Native and Himalayan Views souvenir shop on Route 2.“I...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — After a discussion with the creators of a petition to remove the large Native American statue from the Native and Himalayan Views souvenir shop on Route 2, the owner is seeking community input on possible new designs for the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Just in time for this year’s season of giving, Greenfield Savings Bank recognized one of the region’s lesser-known acts of generosity by welcoming a new painting in its memory.“We’ve had various art in the branch,” said Kevin De Rosa,...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Route 2 travelers have likely observed the large Native American statue towering over the Native and Himalayan Views souvenir shop. But will it be there much longer?An online petition seeking to remove the statue has garnered roughly...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — The ninth annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival will feature around twice as many Native American tribes as last year’s gathering, with “at least 30” slated to be represented this weekend, according to event coordinator Diane...