New England Colonies Links
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/New-England/55457 "New England, region, northeastern United States, including the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut." Britannica Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0f66P63WHI Oct 16, 2022 The American colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. At the time of American independence, in 1776, the New England colonies were Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Learn more about this group of colonies in today's episode! Credits: Visual 1 & 5 (Pilgrims): VOA: https://editorials.voa.gov/a/thanksgiving-2021/6323463.html | Visual 2 (New England colonies map): Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/74692155 | Visual 7 (Colony of Rhode Island): NPS: https://www.nps.gov/rowi/learn/historyculture/foundingprovidence.htm Center for Civic Education
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/indian-affairs Oct 18, 2022 Indian Affairs fundamental role is to assist Native American individuals, tribes and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and to advise the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.
Commission on Indian affairs; membership; functions Section 8A. There shall be in the department of housing and community development a commission on Indian affairs, consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor. All of the members shall be of American Indian descent and shall represent the major tribes of American Indian population located within the commonwealth. In the year nineteen hundred and ninety-three, three members shall be appointed for a term of three years, two members shall be appointed for a term of two years and two members shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a three-year term.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA) was created by the legislature in 1974. The Commission is governed by M.G.L. Chapter 6A: Section 8A.
Commission on Indian Affairs
100 Cambridge St., Suite 300
Boston, Massachusetts 02114