The Quinnipiac - The First People of the Shoreline

On January 18th, 2023, local historian and author, Jim Powers, returned to Branford to share the story of the Quinnipiac People.
The Quinnipiac were the descendants of Indigenous people who first arrived in our region following the end of the Ice Age. By the start of the 17th century, they lived along the Shoreline from West Haven to Clinton and north to Cheshire and Meriden. Totoket (Branford) was one of their villages. How did the arrival of Europeans, first the Dutch then the English, impact the Quinnipiac, and what factors led to their eventual dispersal? Where are the Quinnipiac today? This talk told their story.
Thanks to The James Blackstone Memorial Library for recording this program for us.
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