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Reconnection: How New England Tribes Found Family in Bermuda

Chapter 3: Deep in Bermuda's archives, clues emerge about enslaved Native Americans who lived there

By Diane Orson
Published November 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM EST
Karla Ingemann, National Archivist at the Bermuda Archives, leafs through the histories of her people written by those that enslaved them.
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Connecticut Public
Karla Ingemann, National Archivist at the Bermuda Archives, leafs through the histories of her people written by those that enslaved them.

Scholars are just beginning to understand Native American slavery. Go inside Bermuda's archives and discover how oral storytelling and Native elders played critical roles in piecing together a more vivid picture of this hidden history.

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Diane Orson
Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public and a contributing reporter to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and The World from PRX. She spent seven years as CT Public’s local host for Morning Edition.
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