Surviving New England's Great Dying
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Post Screening Panel Discussion
A moderated a conversation with documentary producers.
Post Screening Panel Discussion
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Paula Peters describes how colonialism might have been altered by the Great Dying.
Altered History
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Chris Parsons explains how some communities are affected differently by pandemics.
Community Impact of Disease
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Owen Stanwood explains the scope of the Great Dying by comparing it to COVID.
Covid
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving.
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving, and there is a lot we are still learning about that time. Just prior to the Pilgrims’ arrival, a plague decimated New England’s coastal Native American population, altering the course of colonialism. This is the story of the Great Dying and of how tribal leaders are learning from the past as they deal with the effects of today’s pandemic.
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving, and there is a lot we are still learning about that time. Just prior to the Pilgrims’ arrival, a plague decimated New England’s coastal Native American population, altering the course of colonialism. This is the story of the Great Dying and of how tribal leaders are learning from the past as they deal with the effects of today’s pandemic.
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Post Screening Panel Discussion
A moderated a conversation with documentary producers.
Post Screening Panel Discussion
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Paula Peters describes how colonialism might have been altered by the Great Dying.
Altered History
Surviving New England's Great Dying
Chris Parsons explains how some communities are affected differently by pandemics.
Community Impact of Disease
Surviving New England's Great Dying is a local public television program presented by NHPBS.
