The Pequot Massacre

A Native American Tragedy

When it was announced in my school what we’ll be working on in honor of the frontiers

of history, it happened to be Native American Heritage month, in November. Native Americans,

who have lived and ruled the lands of North America longer than any other settler from overseas,

have yet to be recognized and have to be some of the most underappreciated peoples of history

and even modern times like today. Native Americans have made history by being the diverse,

strong-willed, and brave people they continue to be today and I honor my research on National

History Day to one of their many tragic events in history. Native American history should never

be overlooked because recognizing and sharing stories of what their world once was should be

just as important as how it was stolen.

With much appreciated help from my school and teachers, I was able to find reliable

sources for my research. I was very fortunate to be given a book with plenty of information

relating to tribes, settlers, and economy surrounding the Pequot, whom I am dedicating my

research to. Then I turned to my school’s library online for my primary sources since it’s easiest

to access and has loads of information from different aspects of the Pequot. Lastly, I went online

and found the most reliable websites I could find for images and facts, mainly to be listed on my

secondary sources. I put all the information I’ve gathered together to form a timeline and finally

summarized and organized everything onto my website.

I chose to do a website for my NHD project, using an online site, weebly.com. Weebly is

free and easy to access and was not personally restricted to use and as a first time user, all that it

comes with is a huge stress reliever. Never have I built a website and with the NHD, it is a great
opportunity to work with something new for future projects and even jobs. I fit my theme to be

simplistic and easy on the eyes, colors mainly consistent of black, maroon, and light orange. I

include images for visionary learning to have a better insight as to what the information I

provided intends and tries to share with you.

The Pequot Tribe, like many of the other Native American tribes across North America,

have lost much of their history, culture, and people who carried these traits. More than half of

their people were taken away and their numbers kept continuously dropping. Until they didn’t,

they came back out and growed ever so slowly on new lands they had to adapt to. To this day,

they thrive in today’s world where future generations, possibly even today’s generation, speak up

about the prejudice they face on their land. Today, their land and rivers still stand with an

unspoken history and stories that those who witness refuse to spill, but not the Pequot, who fight

and protest to reclaim their land.