Beyond Polo Shirts and Presidents, Martha's Vineyard Has an Indigenous Past and Present

Rising seas, vanishing voices: An Indigenous story from Martha’s Vineyard

When former Grist fellow Joseph Lee tells people that his family is from Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, they invariably look confused about what it means to be from a popular vacation spot for U.S. presidents and celebrities like Oprah. Their confusion deepens when he explains that he’s Indigenous and a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag nation. “Their surprise says as much about Martha’s Vineyard as it does about the…

Beyond polo shirts and presidents, Martha's Vineyard has an indigenous past and present

In Nothing More of This Land, Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee takes readers past the celebrity summer scene and into the heart of Noepe, the name his people have called the island for centuries.

Beyond polo shirts and presidents, Martha's Vineyard has an indigenous past and present - TPR: The Public's Radio

In Nothing More of This Land, Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee takes readers past the celebrity summer scene and into the heart of Noepe, the name his people have called the island for centuries. The post Beyond polo shirts and presidents, Martha’s Vineyard has an indigenous past and present appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.

Murder on Martha’s Vineyard – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

The 1940 Martha’s Vineyard murder of Clara Smith remains unsolved, despite suspicion, wrongful arrest, and a shocking confession decades later.