Quinnipiac Culture

The Quinnipiac culture is rich and diverse. On this website are the following sections and pages devoted to that culture (click on the section headings below to go to that section of ACQTC.org).

We the People Called Quinnipiac

ACQTC and the QTC Press are proud to offer a scholarly, yet easy to read, history of the Quinnipiac people from the age of glaciers and mammoths to today. Written by our Grand Sachem Iron Thunderhorse, this work documents the truth and sets the record straight about the Quinnipiac. In addition to over 80 pages of text, this ebook includes more than 60 pages of maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs.

Information about the history, lore, and language of the Quinnipiac Nation (known as the ‘Quiripey’), the dominant nation in the 1500s of Quinnehtukqut, has been sporadic and written by outsiders unfamiliar with the Algonquian language and culture. All these works, written a century or more ago, are plagued with errors, misconceptions, prejudices and stereotypes, leaving the modern reader with little source for finding answers about the Quinnipiac.

Iron Thunderhorse has written hundreds of articles and newspaper columns over the past twenty-two years, including a 100 column series on Quinnipiac language, lore, and history for The Branford Review. Iron was recently nominated by several New England scholars for the American Medal of Honor for his unparalleled lifelong work and research. Still, his style is readable and has a multidisciplinary presentation that is rarely equaled.

The ebook is published in PDF format on CD-ROM, and comes in a space-saving thin jewel case. The cost of the CD is $30 (shipping and handling included).

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Visit the We the People Called Quinnipiac page for excerpts from the book.

On this and these following pages we provide excerpts from the ebook, We The People Called Quinnipiac:

Introduction
Table Of Contents
Excerpts from Chapter 1 --- Roots of the Algonquian Family Tree
Excerpts from Chapter 2 --- Journey to the Long Water Place
Excerpts from Chapter 3 --- Confederations to Corporations
Excerpts from Chapter 4 --- Political Anatomy of Our Sachemdoms
Excerpts from Chapter 5 --- Refugee Camps in the Dawnland
Excerpts from Chapter 6 --- Restoration and Revitalization
Excerpts from Chapter 7 --- Time and Traditions

Also Available on ACQTC.org

There are several news items, reprints, and original articles on ACQTC.org which deal, at least in part, with the history and culture of the Quinnipiac and related Native American peoples:

MAR 2007: Setting the Record Straight

Other than QTC Press Publications (produced by ACQTC, Inc.), there exist only two (2) publications and a dozen or so articles giving details about the Quinnipiac Tribal Nation. The two initial publications have several things in common. They were both published over a century ago, and both were based on information that has been refuted or rejected by contemporary scholars as well as traditionalist culture-bearers of the region.

In this latest article written by Iron Thunderhorse, the intent is to set the record straight about the history and nature of the peoples known by Europeans as Quinnipiac, and even about the goals and methods of ACQTC, Inc.

Read the full article: Setting the Record Straight
See also: Quinnipiac Factual Milestones

Our Sacred Sites

As the old Indian saying goes, “ALL LAND IS SACRED” but to the Quinnipiac Sachemdoms we hold certain places to be very sacred. QTC (Quinnipiac Tribal Council) Press has a publication available entitled There’s more than rocks, trees and streams in the woods (72 pages, profusely illustrated). ACQTC Duda Little Owl explains that Grand Sachem Iron Thunderhorse “brilliantly combines archaeology with Native history, stories, and traditions into a beautifully illustrated, delightful reading experience.” This publication explains how these sites are connected to local lore and what elements are still to be found there today. QTC Press also has other publications that focus on selected sacred sites, such as Sacred Cultural Landscapes: The Ways of Algonquian Sachemdoms and Implications of a Thunder Clan Shamanic Complex in Western Connecticut (84 pages, profusely illustrated).

Arts & Crafts

coming soon…

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