Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum

The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum is a museum of the Narragansett that was founded by anthropologist Eva Butler and a Narragansett/Wompanoag woman named Princess Redwing in the 1950s. It is one of the oldest tribal museums in the country and is located in Exeter, Rhode Island.[1] Exhibits include traditional crafts, such as ash splint baskets and locally made dolls, historical archives dating back to the 1880s,[1] culture and important indigenous figures. The museum's grounds include a wetu (traditional domed hut) and a traditional Three Sisters garden with corn, beans and squash. There is also a forest and an outdoor Friendship Circle.

The site of the museum was originally home to the Dovecrest Restaurant and Trading Post, founded by Eleanor and Ferris Dove. The Dove family donated their personal property soon thereafter to establish a permanent home for the museum.[2]

The school for the Narragansett children is the Nuweetooun School, which was founded in 2003 by Loren Spears and is located on the museum site.[2]

The museum is open on Wednesdays and on weekends.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weston, Wendy (May–June 2007). "Preserving Narragansett Heritage: The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum". Native Peoples Magazine 20 (2): 60.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rovetti, Leslie (March 29, 2010). "It's official: Narragansett educator, curator Loren Spears is extraordinary". The Westerly Sun. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

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