A History of the New Hampshire Abenaki

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The native Penacook| Winnipesaukee| Pigwacket| Sokoki| Cowasuck and Ossipee tribes| collectively known as the Abenaki| once thrived along the Granite State’s great rivers. Influences of these “men of the east” abound today| from the boiling of sap for maple syrup to the game of lacrosse and traditional corn-and-bean succotash. Historian Bruce Heald has mined| curated and saved the real story of this land’s first people. Learn the unwritten laws of hospitality| respect for the aged| honesty| independence and courtesy. Discover celebrations and innovations in the good times| later European disease epidemics and hostilities and a culture’s enduring legacy.