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An interactive, alternate reality game created by the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Providence being founded and to explore what could've been, should Native American culture have survived colonization by European settlers. The game guides players through Providence on an adventure across different sites, both historical and contemporary, to complete quests and discover knowledge about Providence, Rhode Island, and New England as a whole.
An interactive, alternate reality game created by the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Providence being founded and to explore what could've been, should Native American culture have survived colonization by European settlers. The game guides players through Providence on an adventure across different sites, both historical and contemporary, to complete quests and discover knowledge about Providence, Rhode Island, and New England as a whole.
Welcome to the World of Meshanticut
MESHATCUT LOCATIONS - UPDATE FINAL EXTRA.mp4Prepare to be immersed into the beautiful world of Meshanticut: a world in which Indigenous culture and traditions have survived colonization and have flourished for thousands of years.
Navigating the Website:
Creation of Meshanticut: Learn about the development of Meshanticut and how to get involved.
Contemporary Providence: Learn about the city of Providence, RI and the important landmarks that are integral to the game of Meshanticut.
History: Learn the the history and culture of Indigenous Peoples in Rhode Island and learn about the history of Providence and of Rhode Island after colonization.
Fictional World: How the game Meshanticut: The Tale of Masswascut works.
Further Reading: For those who want to learn more about Indigenous culture and history.
Letter from the Founder and CEO of Meshanticut, Raymond Two Hawks Watson:
“Meshanticut: The Tale of Masswascutt” (MTTM) is PCEI’s flagship initiative to kick off the Real Revolution 2036 in preparation for the 400th Year commemoration of Providence, Rhode Island.
MTTM is the first in a series of mixed-reality (physical, virtual, and augmented), quest-based cultural tourism experiences that PCEI is developing to establish a new cultural tourism infrastructure and framework for the Greater Providence cultural tourism sector intended to generate economy and articulate a new, unique, and invigorating narrative for Rhode Island’s tourism sector.
MTTM places visitors in the role of a young warrior from the lands of Meshanticut who is on a quest to recover the nine sacred virtues of Masswascutt (Greater Providence) in an effort to reunite the Nimmuoag (original people) and bring them back to the Path of Michachuck (the clear soul).
MTTM employs a multifaceted strategy comprised of living culture, hauntology, counterfactual and counter narrative history, monumentalism, magical realism, technology, and development of the built environment, allowing visitors to become informed and educated about the cultural narratives associated with the specific locations they are visiting through virtual and physical engagement.
Founded in the principles of cultural equity and sustainable cultural heritage tourism, MTTM serves as a testament to Rhode Island’s indigenous past and heritage that acknowledges and engages these communities as a thriving part of the vibrant fabric of Rhode Island’s contemporary “Living Culture.”
For more information or to support “Meshanticut: The Tale of Masswascut ” contact Hello@provcei.org.
Meshanticut: The Tale of Masswascut, created by Providence Cultural Equity Initiative and aided by Roger Williams University
Meshanticut: The Tale of Masswascut, created by Providence Cultural Equity Initiative and aided by Roger Williams University
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