Comments by Madeleine Pevear Most recent public comments by Madeleine Pevear https://nowcomment.com/users/165908 I didn't know that before, and it makes me think of how Native culture was getting erased. It also made me think of how sometimes its not completely forced but still has the same erasing effect. https://nowcomment.com/documents/421272?scroll_to=3667672 https://nowcomment.com/documents/421272?scroll_to=3667672 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:53:41 -0400 Maddie & Nina https://nowcomment.com/documents/421272?scroll_to=3666574 https://nowcomment.com/documents/421272?scroll_to=3666574 It was the first defeat of the three year war over tribal land, and the people who attacked the Pequot were so scared that they would retaliate so they destroyed all the remaining homes. https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pequot-massacre/ Tommy Orange included this so that we can see history repeat itself as we read the story, as well as the brutality of some colonialists. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:53:25 -0400