Unpacking Our History

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America Before European Conquest: First Contact

This month’s discussion packet includes: "Native America-White Relations—English Colonial" from EBSCOhost; “…if they had been wise enough to make use of the Opportunities” Rev. Samuel Stoddard, Massachusetts, 1722;  First Contacts" from A Companion to American Indian History; "Native American Discoveries of Europe" from History Now; "Early Native North American Responses to European Contact: Romantic versus Rationalistic Interpretations" from Journal of American History.

Zoom Discussion
Thursday, May 14th, 2026 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

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