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Connecticut's Heritage Gateway |
 | | Because the Indians had no written language and were overwhelmed so quickly by the Europeans in Connecticut, the actual social, political, economic, and religious life of the people is known only vaguely and is strongly biased by unsympathetic European observers. |
 | | It is a popular misconception that Connecticut Indian culture included long, flowing headdresses, horses, and tepees before the Europeans arrived in the early 1600s. |
 | | One way in which Indians in contemporary Connecticut attempt to maintain a link with their heritage is to practice native crafts such as basketry, finger-weaving, beadwork, carving, and ceramics using natural materials and authentic techniques. |
| www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/topicalsurveys/indian.htm (2006 words) |
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