In 1833 the Mashpee of Cape Cod declared they would govern themselves, ending the rule of state-appointed white overseers and a missionary they had never chosen. Apess, a Pequot Methodist preacher who helped lead them, tells how the so-called riot unfolded and argues their case with petitions, documents and scorn.
A landmark of Native American protest writing and one of the earliest by a Native author. Download the free EPUB.