. >>> darius coombs discusses the culture of the wampanoag people. he explains how they adapted to the presence of the english and how the remaining members including him live today. the nantucket historic association hosted this event and provided the video. >> hello. >> somebody responded. >> that means good morning friends of my language. good morning friends. how are you doing today? all right, good morning, richard. i also have nantucket ties to here, right? my people have been around this area of massachusetts for over 12,000 years. and we're still here today, okay? now, what i'm going to do today is like wampanoag is a culture of people. what makes it different from the other thousand, it could be language. it could be diet. it could be the housing we lived in. one common one we all have is how we think about life in general. we respect all forms of life be it human life, plant life, animal life. we don't put ourselves above or below that. that's one thing we all have in common. i do a lot of teaching, right? and i ask the people what race do

darius coombs, my grandfather, moved here. you've got my grandmother, ruth west, born 1895, passed away in 1964. she had a stillborn son in 1919. so i visited the grounds yesterday and i googled indians of nantucket and i came across a picture that i have in my living room. this is my grandmother. the nantucket historical site has it right here. there wasn't a name underneath it. i'm like that's ruth west, that's my grandmother. she passed away in 1964. yeah, i'll do more digging to see, because this is one woman that i've heard it's not mashpee, she doesn't show up in the records. i'm going to keep on digging and see what i find. any questions? that's my story, guys. [ applause ] >>> week nights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight we look at the cold war. historian william hitchcock discusses presidential leadership during the war and the lasting impact on politics. he's the author of "the age of eisenhower". watch tonight beginning at 8:00

. >>> darius coombs discusses the culture of the wampanoag people. he explains how they adapted to the presence of the english and how the remaining members including him live today. the nantucket historic association hosted this event and provided the video. >> hello. >> somebody responded. >> that means good morning friends of my language. good morning friends. how are you doing today? all right, good morning, richard. i also have nantucket ties to

. >>> darius coombs, wampanoaq and eastern woodlands director at eastern paw tux evident, discusses the culture of the cam pa noeg people who lived in the area prior to the arrival of the pilgrims. he explains how they adapted to the presence of the english and how the remaining members including him live today. the nantucket historical association hosted this event and provided the video.

my name is darius coombs, i am mashpee wampanoag and also have nantucket ties to here. my people have been around this area, massachusetts, for over 12,000 years. as you heard from the last speaker. and we are still here today. okay? now, what i am going to do today is like, wampanoag is a culture of people. 1 out of over 1000 indigenous cultures going across north america. what makes wampanoag different, from the other 1000? it could be language. it could be diet. it could be the housing we lived in. one common bond we all have is how we think about life in general. we respect all forms of life. be it human life, plant life, animal life. we do not put ourselves above or below that. that is one thing we have all in common. i do a lot of teaching, right? i ask people, what race do we come from? the human race. right? so we should all respect each other. and that is rule of thumb for my people. like i said, we have been here for 12,000 years. that is me up there, my lovely wife, who teaches language. also right next to me. what i am going to do is i'm going to bring you t