Peskeompskut Audio Tour: Onigan, the Portage

The Peskeompskut Audio Tour explores the nuanced local history of Peskeompskut, an important Native American settlement sieged in 1676 during King Phillips War. The goal of this project is to ignite interest in Indigenous, Colonial and Industrial Era history and to honor the continuance the Nipmuc, Wampanoag and Abenaki people through the use of story.

This collection of personal, historic and interpretive narratives represents an arc of reconciliation efforts made between the Town of Montague and tribal representatives, starting in 2004. The Peskeompskut Audio Tour is a project of RiverCulture, Art & Recreation in Montague, MA.

From the Audio Tour’s webpage: ”The following story is from Rich Holschuh. He is a spokesman for the Elnu Abenaki. It is an invitation to you. This is an opportunity for you to understand what it means for Native Peoples to BELONG TO, and be SPOKEN TO BY the land. Just for a few moments, set aside the philosophy of time and place that we've inherited from our European traditions. Here, we invite you to experience a different kind of insight.” Listen to the Audio podcast here.