Before European colonization, the area we know as Eastham and the surrounding villages, including Chatham and Truro, were called Nauset, one of 69 villages of the historic Wampanoag Nation. Then in 1620, Pilgrims arrived to Nauset and pilfered the graves and food stores of the Wampanoag community that lived there. What ensued was a conflict between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag which caused the Pilgrims to leave the area and head up to what is now known as Plymouth. This event has come to be known as 'The First Encounter.' Today, 400 years later, tribal youth Alyssa Harris and Nathan Mills discuss what life was like before Pilgrims arrived to these shores in a series of YouTube videos.
The videos may be watched below.
