History & Contribution of the Massachusetts Tribal Nations

In honor of the resilience of the American Indians from the genocidal lethality of settler colonialism this November 2025 which is dedicated to the celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, and in consultation with Dr. Stephanie Edwards of Boston Theological Interreligious (BTI) Consortium, with CSTM, the Theology Department (and possibly a 3 rd ) as co-hosts, Billy Critchely-Manor SJ and Jojo Fung SJ (Cavalieri Professor) of CSTM plan to organize a conversation with historian-artist Tom Green Spirit Tree (see his bionote below) of the Neponset band of the Moswetusett Tribal Nations. This conversation will focus on the history & contributions of the Massachusett Tribal Nations: Pre-Colonial Past to the Present, with a subset on how the wisdom and local knowledges of his people contribute Nation to Nation sovereignty and the negotiation of the environmental crises of our times.