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...Wetu, a traditional Wampanoag home erected in Harvard Yard as a commemoration of the 360th anniversary of the Harvard Charter, has been vandalized and misused," Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds informed undergraduates in an e-mail sent yesterday. While most undergraduates agree that the Wetu damage disrespects those involved in its construction and, more generally, Native American students at Harvard, many are left wondering what exactly happened...
...damaged materials belong to the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and are on loan to Harvard, said Smalley, adding that "the Wetu was originally scheduled to be deconstructed today, but we are hoping to extend the timeframe—it's obviously not going down today...
...earlier version of the May 3 FlyBy post "Wetu in the Yard Suffers Damage" incorrectly stated that the damage was discovered by Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Bettina Washington. In fact, the damage was found by Thomas S. Miller '11 and Tia M. Ray '12, according to Tiffany L. Smalley ’11, the president of Native Americans at Harvard College...
...wetu, which is also known as a wigwam, is the historical home of the Wampanoag Indians who are native to Massachusetts. According to a sign in front of the structure, a wetu is "similar to and sometimes referred to in some northeastern communities as a wigwam...
...local Algonquian language. “Digging Veritas” represents not only the physical excavations from multiple digs, but also the effects of years of cooperation between students, teachers, the public, and the original stakeholders in Harvard College—the local Native Americans, specifically the Wampanoag tribe. An overarching theme of the course, besides offering tangible archaeology experience, is to facilitate a discourse with the local Native Americans who had been ignored for 300 years. Although the 1655 charter of Harvard College stated its goal was “the education of the English and Indian Youth...