Welcome to the Stolen Relations Explore page!

Two quick words of caution:

  1. Archival documents often contain terms, phrases, and biases that reduce, minimize, or alter Native identities and views of the world.
  2. This project is not “complete” — numbers shown represent only what has been entered into this database, not the total number of Natives who were enslaved or unfree in any given area.

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Millions of Native people were stolen from their communities in the Americas between 1492 and the 1900s.

This site begins to tell their stories.

Will [Williams] (Providence, Rhode Island, 1637)

Will [Williams] (Providence, Rhode Island, 1637)
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Patience Boston (Maine, 1738)

Patience Boston (Maine, 1738)
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Betsy (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 1812)

Betsy (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 1812)
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George Fortman (Evansville, Indiana, 1936)

George Fortman (Evansville, Indiana, 1936)
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Pegg (Boston, 1708)

Pegg (Boston, 1708)
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Will [Williams] (Providence, Rhode Island, 1637)

Will [Williams] (Providence, Rhode Island, 1637)
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Patience Boston (Maine, 1738)

Patience Boston (Maine, 1738)
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Betsy (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 1812)

Betsy (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 1812)
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George Fortman (Evansville, Indiana, 1936)

George Fortman (Evansville, Indiana, 1936)
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Pegg (Boston, 1708)

Pegg (Boston, 1708)
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Map

Click on the link below to explore the locations of individuals contained in the database.

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Timeline

This timeline provides a sampling of the key events in the history of Indigenous enslavement and challenges to Native sovereignty and land rights, from 1492 to the 21st century.

Lorén Spears (Narragansett) on the meaning of Indigenous enslavement for her community

Lorén Spears (Narragansett) on the meaning of Indigenous enslavement for her community
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"Miscellaneous," Courtney Akbar (Hassanamisco Nipmuc), 2024

“Miscellaneous,” Courtney Akbar (Hassanamisco Nipmuc), 2024
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Paula Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) on revisioning early Wampanoag-English colonist history

Paula Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag) on revisioning early Wampanoag-English colonist history
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"Reconnection," Dawn Spears (Narragansett), 2025

“Reconnection,” Dawn Spears (Narragansett), 2025
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Patricia Rocker (Chappaquiddick Wampanaog, Whale Clan), on her ancestor, Eunice Matthews Rocker

Patricia Rocker (Chappaquiddick Wampanaog, Whale Clan), on her ancestor, Eunice Matthews Rocker
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"Nickquenem," Maliyah Scott (Narragansett), 2025

“Nickquenem,” Maliyah Scott (Narragansett), 2025
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[Great Swamp Massacre, 1675], Tall Oak Weeden (Pequot and Wampanoag), c. 1980s

[Great Swamp Massacre, 1675], Tall Oak Weeden (Pequot and Wampanoag), c. 1980s
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