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'We have Always Been Here': Despite Misconceptions, Native Americans Have Long History in New Hampshire

'We have Always Been Here': Despite Misconceptions, Native Americans Have Long History in New Hampshire

Anne Jennison is constantly referred to as if she isn’t here anymore. An indigenous resident of New Hampshire, Jennison said people default to talking about the Abenaki in the past, a habit that speaks to a long, dark history.

“Except for indigenous people themselves, they are almost invariably referred to in the past tense — like a great big rubber eraser literally has taken the history,” she said.