Plimoth Plantation's blacksmiths/colliers, Mark Atchison and Mattheo Brault, discuss making fuel for the fire from mining iron and mineral coal in England to the production of wood charcoal for early industries in New England. Plus, discover some of the ins-and-outs of being the village blacksmith.
Native Artisan Bob Charlebois discusses the cultural and economical roles of wampum in native society and bringing it all together in a custom wampum belt for the 1623 Bradford Wedding.
Tim Roderick, Curator of Native Reproductions, discusses traditional native material culture and playing a 17th-century Wampanoag man at the 1623 Bradford Wedding.
Living History Educators Doug Blake and Kyle Brennan share their insights on playing William and Alice Bradford and how they prepare to accurately portray a diplomatic wedding in New England.
Darius Coombs, Director of Wampanoag and Algonkian Interpretive Training, discusses interpreting European sources with native lenses, Wampanoag diplomacy with early Plymouth Colony, and playing Massasoit.
Richard Pickering, Plimoth Plantation's Deputy Executive Director, explores the political relationships between 17th-century Plimoth and Pokanoket and how the Bradford Wedding served as a catalyst for Native-English diplomacy in early Plymouth Colony.
32 min
About Interwoven
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Interwoven is a podcast from Plimoth Patuxet Museums, the Nation’s premier living history museum. In each episode, we explore the ways stories weave through generations, communities and cultures to inform our contemporary lives. Rooted deep in the 17th century, Interwoven expands beyond the relationships between the Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims to discuss larger cross-cultural interactions of the varied people who lived along these shores of change.
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