Inventory for MSA SC 6417-1

Interview of Cheryl Howard Doughty, Pocomoke Indian Nation, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Cheryl Howard Doughty stresses the importance of preserving her Indigenous culture and rebuilding the history as accurately as possible.

Keywords: Delmarva Peninsula; Annamessex; Pocomoke; Eastern Shore; Wicomico; Worcester; Somerset; Chincoteague; land stewardship; Janes Island Park; hunting; fishing; discrimination; storytelling; dance; traditional crafts; tribal recognition; reclaiming culture; Salisbury; Passerdyke Creek; shad; cattails; phragmites; environmental change; preserving heritage

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

Transcript from audio interview of Cheryl Howard Doughty, Pocomoke Indian Nation, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Cheryl Howard Doughty stresses the importance of preserving her Indigenous culture and rebuilding the history as accurately as possible.

Keywords: Delmarva Peninsula; Annamessex; Pocomoke; Eastern Shore; Wicomico; Worcester; Somerset; Chincoteague; Janes Island Park; hunting; fishing; discrimination; storytelling; dance; traditional crafts; tribal recognition; Passerdyke Creek; shad; cattails; environmental change; preserving heritage

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Interview of Philip Goldsborough, Pocomoke Indian Nation, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Mr. Goldsborough speaks on the importance of the waterways in Eastern Maryland and how the land and water are central to his culture.

Keywords: Crisfield; artifacts; knapper; waterways; environment; Pocomoke River; Annamessex River; Chesapeake Bay; gravesites; geneaological history; hunting; fishing; preservation; environment; crabbing industry; tidal flooding; accurate history

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

Transcript from audio interview of Philip Goldsborough, Pocomoke Indian Nation, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Mr. Goldsborough speaks on the importance of the waterways in Eastern Maryland and how the land and water are central to his culture.

Keywords: Crisfield; artifacts; knapper; waterways; environment; Pocomoke River; Annamessex River; Chesapeake Bay; gravesites; geneaological history; hunting; fishing; preservation; environment; crabbing industry; tidal flooding; accurate history

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Interview of Chief Donna Abbott, Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Suptar-Rayvis. Chief Donna talks about the importance of hunting and trapping to her culture, as well as the imperfect perception of Native Americans today.

Keywords: muskrat trapping; environmental changes; wild asparagus; hunting; Dorchester County; Vienna; Elliott's Island; white-tailed deer; land stewardship; tribal recognition; Chicone; Choptank; Abbott Town; erosion; working the water; Chesapeake Bay; controlled burns; stereotypes; misperceptions; local erasure

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

Transript of audio interview of Chief Donna Abbott, Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Suptar-Rayvis. Chief Donna talks about the importance of hunting and trapping to her culture, as well as the imperfect perception of Native Americans today. Keywords: muskrat trapping; environmental changes; wild asparagus; hunting; Dorchester County; Vienna; Elliott's Island; white-tailed deer; land stewardship; tribal recognition; Chicone; Choptank; Abbott Town; erosion; working the water; Chesapeake Bay; controlled burns; stereotypes; misperceptions; local erasure

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Interview of June Robbins, also known as Morning Star, of the Turtle Clan of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. June Robbins explains the history and culture of the Nanticoke Tribe highlighting important dates in the tribe's development. Ms. Robbins highlights how things have changed, even in the last century, for the Nanticoke Nation. As the eldest dancer in the tribe, Robbins elaborates the importance of the Powwow and what it would mean to her and the Nanticoke people for the Powwow to return to the tribal homelands in Delaware. Robbins is also the coordinator for the museum in the Nanticoke community and provides insights to other historic buildings that were important to the Nanticoke peoples.

Keywords: Chesapeake Bay; Chicone; Delaware; segregation; Lawrence, Kansas; powwows; Felton, Maryland; erosion; Georgetown; crabbing; Toe dance; Hudson Field; Indian Mission Church; land development; museum; hog killings; Algonquian language; local erasure; The Indian School; Lima Beans; Three Sisters (beans, corn and squash); Indian River; Capt. John Smith; Lydia Clark; Chief Kenneth S. Clark; Frank Porter; John Williams; Charles Clark; Dr. Dan Griffin

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

Transcript from audio interview of June Robbins, also known as Morning Star, of the Turtle Clan of the Nanticoke Indian Community, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. June Robbins explains the history and culture of the Nanticoke Tribe highlighting important dates in the tribe's development. Ms. Robbins highlights how things have changed, even in the last century, for the Nanticoke Nation. As the eldest dancer in the tribe, Robbins elaborates the importance of the Powwow and what it would mean to her and the Nanticoke people for the Powwow to return to the tribal homelands in Delaware. Robbins is also the coordinator for the museum in the Nanticoke community and provides insights to other historic buildings that were important to the Nanticoke peoples.

Keywords: Chesapeake Bay; Chicone; Delaware; segregation; Lawrence, Kansas; powwows; Felton, Maryland; erosion; Georgetown; crabbing; Toe dance; Hudson Field; Indian Mission Church; land development; museum; hog killings; Algonquian language; local erasure; The Indian School; Lima Beans; Three Sisters (beans, corn and squash); Indian River; Capt. John Smith; Lydia Clark; Chief Kenneth S. Clark; Frank Porter; John Williams; Charles Clark; Dr. Dan Griffin

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Interview of Zach Cole, Nanticoke and Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Zach Cole talks about the lack of recognition, the spiritual importance of the land and water, and the power of culture.

Keywords: muskrat trapping; Cedar Lane; Andrews; Smithville Road; Taylors Island; Wesley Church; graverobbing; Blackwater; Snake Island; erosion; Choptank; Chief Sewell; spirituality; language; Delaware; Handsell; Chicone; Nanticoke; tribal recognition; Vienna; Fishing Bay; Abbotts Town; Wesley; Bishop's Head; Elliott's Island; Chance; Guinea Island; powwows; community involvement; Millsboro; preservation; dance; ceremony; medicine

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

Transcript of audio interview of Zach Cole, Nanticoke and Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Zach Cole talks about the lack of recognition, the spiritual importance of the land and water, and the power of culture.

 Keywords: muskrat trapping; Cedar Lane; Andrews; Smithville Road; Taylors Island; Wesley Church; graverobbing; Crownsville; Annapolis; Iroquois Tsalagi; working the water; Blackwater; Snake Island; erosion; Choptank; Chief Sewell; spirituality; language; Delaware; Handsell; Chicone; Nanticoke; tribal recognition; Anishinaabe; Canada; Virginia Tech; Colorado; Shawnee; Cherokee; Vienna; Fishing Bay; Abbotts Town; Wesley; Bishop's Head; Elliott's Island; Chance; Guinea Island; powwows; community involvement; Millsboro; preservation; dance; ceremony; medicine

 Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Interview of Tom Bradshaw, Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Tom Bradshaw talks about the loss of traditions, the concept of Native Americans disappearing, and the changes in the community and industries.

Keywords: gravesites; muskrat trapping; Dorchester County; Toddville; Hurricane Isabel; fishing; geneaology; working the water; timber industry; pretendians; stereotypes; Snake Island; Guinea; Nanticoke River; Vienna; Abbotts Town; Robbins; Shorters Wharf; Andrews; Chicone; Golden Hill; crabbing; Cambridge; Elliott's Island; Indian Town; Blackwater River; gardening; hunting; local erasure

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

Transcript of the audio interview of Tom Bradshaw, Nause-Waiwash, for MHAA funded oral history project. Interviewer: Drew Shuptar-Rayvis. Tom Bradshaw talks about the loss of traditions, the concept of Native Americans disappearing, and the changes in the community and industries.

Keywords: gravesites; muskrat trapping; Dorchester County; Toddville; Hurricane Isabel; fishing; geneaology; working the water; timber industry; pretendians; stereotypes; Snake Island; Guinea; Nanticoke River; Vienna; Abbotts Town; Robbins; Shorters Wharf; Andrews; Chicone; Golden Hill; crabbing; Cambridge; Elliott's Island; Indian Town; Blackwater River; gardening; hunting; local erasure

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Audio interview of Chief Donna Abbott and Brenda Holotik of the Nause-Waiwash Community. This interview was conducted by Drew Shupter-Rayvis for the MHAA funded oral history project. In part one this interview, they explain their perspectives on how Native burial sites should be respected and talk about the importance of restoring the Wesley Chapel [Hughes African Methodist Episcopal Chapel] which will become the Nause-Waiwash council house. They discuss how the Nause-Waiwash's education mission can sometimes also complicate the community’s interactions with people who want to take advantage of them.

In the second part of the informal interview, Chief Donna, Brenda, and Drew discuss environmental changes to the marshland, including introduced plant species, the loss of trees, and hunting, especially muskrat trapping. Donna mentions how her uncle, Elihu Abbott (Brenda's father), was a well renowned muskrat skinner. Brenda and Donna talk about the genealogy of family members and other tribal ancestors buried at the local cemeteries.

In the third part of the interview, the group discusses the fur industry and the timeline of the industry's decline, and the broader economic decline of the area of which they were driving. The group concludes by talking about personal experiences with discrimination and media magnifications and portrayals of Native Americans. (3 files)

Keywords: Archaeology, Native Education, Council House, Muskrats, Environmental Loss, Trail of Tears, Urbanization, Gentrification, Ghost Forest, NAGPRA, Blackwater Refuge, Flooding, Trapping, Marsh, Eagles, Cemeteries, Cedar Trees, Grave Relocation, Hunters, Hunting, Ancestral Land, Fur Industry, Fish Shanties, Marsh Light, Economic Decline, Erosion, Arson, Discrimination, Intermarriage, Chief Sewell Winter Hawk Fitzhugh, Harriet Tubman, Elihu Abbott, Abbott family, Robbins family, Cambridge, MD, Choptank River, Pinder Town, Bucktown Road, The Blackwater River, Nine Pines, Shorters Wharf, Sandy Island Cemetery, Abbott Town, Wesley Chapel, Fishing Bay

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

Transcript of audio interview of Chief Donna Abbott and Brenda Holotik of the Nause-Waiwash Community. This interview was conducted by Drew Shupter-Rayvis for the MHAA funded oral history project. In part one this interview, they explain their perspectives on how Native burial sites should be respected and talk about the importance of restoring the Wesley Chapel [Hughes African Methodist Episcopal Chapel] which will become the Nause-Waiwash council house. They discuss how the Nause-Waiwash's education mission can sometimes also complicate the community’s interactions with people who want to take advantage of them.

In the second part of the informal interview, Chief Donna, Brenda, and Drew discuss environmental changes to the marshland, including introduced plant species, the loss of trees, and hunting, especially muskrat trapping. Donna mentions how her uncle, Elihu Abbott (Brenda's father), was a well renowned muskrat skinner. Brenda and Donna talk about the genealogy of family members and other tribal ancestors buried at the local cemeteries.

In the third part of the interview, the group discusses the fur industry and the timeline of the industry's decline, and the broader economic decline of the area of which they were driving. The group concludes by talking about personal experiences with discrimination and media magnifications and portrayals of Native Americans. (3 files)

Keywords: Archaeology, Native Education, Council House, Muskrats, Environmental Loss, Trail of Tears, Urbanization, Gentrification, Ghost Forest, NAGPRA, Blackwater Refuge, Flooding, Trapping, Marsh, Eagles, Cemeteries, Cedar Trees, Grave Relocation, Hunters, Hunting, Ancestral Land, Fur Industry, Fish Shanties, Marsh Light, Economic Decline, Erosion, Arson, Discrimination, Intermarriage, Chief Sewell Winter Hawk Fitzhugh, Harriet Tubman, Elihu Abbott, Abbott family, Robbins family, Cambridge, MD, Choptank River, Pinder Town, Bucktown Road, The Blackwater River, Nine Pines, Shorters Wharf, Sandy Island Cemetery, Abbott Town, Wesley Chapel, Fishing Bay

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

These transcriptions were created using AI and then reviewed and corrected by archival staff.

Oral history by Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, also known as Black Corn, of the Pocomoke Indian Nation. This was a self-recorded interview for the for MHAA funded oral history project. During this recording, Drew is harvesting Staghorn Sumac. He goes on to explain the cultural significance of the Sumac to the Pocomoke people. He also explains the traditional practices of harvesting the Sumac. Shuptar-Rayvis concludes with explaining where the Sumac can grow and its seasonal growth patterns. Also included with this interview are pictures of the Sumac that he collected.

Keywords: Pocomoke; Staghorn Sumac; Sumac Leaves; Kinnikinnick (Smoking Mixture); Tobacco; Connecticut; Medicinal Plants

Indigenous Archive Project for the Eastern Shore of Maryland funded by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.