Welcome back to the Belongings Blog. I am Chrystal Mars Baker, Narragansett Nation Citizen and Education Coordinator for Tomaquag Museum and this is my very first ever blog post! In my short time here, I have had the privilege of being scheduled to staff the Away From Home/Stolen Relations Exhibit hosted by Tomaquag Museum on the University of Rhode Island campus from November 10, 2021 until January 7, 2022. A thank you to those who visited the exhibit by showing your interest in the history of Indigenous peoples by engaging with this very powerful and conversation invoking exhibit. The exhibit had over 1000 visitors and the opportunity to share its content from an Indigenous perspective has been both an emotionally moving and rewarding experience as it is important for we, as Indigenous people, to have our voices heard and our stories known.

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