Events and Programs
Nashobah Praying Indians: A Living People, A Living Landscape: May 5
On Sunday May 5, the Boxborough Historical Society will conduct its annual “Hidden Treasures” event. Every May for the last 9 years, Freedom's Way, a consortium of 45 cities and towns that were involved in the events of 1775, has sponsored a "Hidden Treasures" event to highlight notable items and places in each municipality.
Boxborough (and Littleton) was originally the Praying Indian Village of Nashobah, a place of spirit and vision. Join Sagamore Strong Bear Medicine of the Nashobah Praying Indians and local historian Daniel V. Boudillion at the Boxborough Town Hall, 29 Middle Road, starting at 2:00 p.m. They will discuss the Nashobah people, their spirit, their journey of survival, the village, and the sacred landscape that is all around us.
Strong Bear Medicine is Sagamore of the Nashobah Praying Indians and the founder of the Friends of the Nashobah Praying Indians. He is a noted Native performer, dancer, singer, craftsman, and public speaker. Daniel V. Boudillion is an avid historian and author with a wide knowledge of early Nashobah history and the locations associated with them, has given numerous talks and walks in the area on Nashobah history, and is a featured speaker. His work has been featured the NEARA Journal and Weird Massachusetts, and he has recently published "History of the Nashobah Praying Indians: Doings, Sufferings, Survival and Triumph".
The event is free and registration is not required.