Lorenzo Jeffers, Supreme Sachem of The Wampanoag Indian Tribe, shown presenting a ceremonial peace pipe to Governor Francis W. Sargent. The Wampanoag peace pipe, symbolic of friendship between Pilgrims and Indians on first Thanksgiving was presented to Governor Sargent in recognition of his efforts to achieve peace and brotherhood among all men. After receiving The Wampanoag's token of admiration for him, Governor Sargent and Chief Jeffers discussed the many problems confronting Massachusetts' Indian population and ways of solving them.
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Lorenzo Jeffers, Supreme Sachem of The Wampanoag Indian Tribe, shown presenting a ceremonial peace pipe to Governor Francis W. Sargent. The Wampanoag peace pipe, symbolic of friendship between Pilgrims and Indians on first Thanksgiving was presented to Governor Sargent in recognition of his efforts to achieve peace and brotherhood among all men. After receiving The Wampanoag's token of admiration for him, Governor Sargent and Chief Jeffers discussed the many problems confronting Massachusetts' Indian population and ways of solving them.

[ca. November 1970]

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[Information from item housing] Indians: New England Tribes

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