Mohicans Past & Present:
a Study of Cultural Survival
Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D.
February, 2011
"Abstract: Study of artifacts collected from Stockbridge Mohicans living in Wisconsin between 1929 and
1937 and associated documents show that although they had been Christianized, victimized and
precariously depopulated through European diseases, poverty and warfare over the past 300
years, the Mohicans remained a tribal community throughout the historical period. They
achieved this through adherence to core cultural and spiritual traditions and strong leadership
that focused tribal members on several key survival strategies, which allowed the Mohican
people to remain together physically and politically. Their story is one of courage and
persistence in the face of seemingly unbeatable odds."
(Excerpts pertaining to Ceremonial Stone Landscape:)
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