In the Monadnock region, situated in the southern part of Ndakinna, the archaeological record shows the continuous, deep, and extensive presence of the Western Abenaki people. Native people looked upon Monadnock while hunting caribou almost 13,000 years ago, occupied seasonal camps along the Ashuelot and Contoocook rivers for more than 10,000 years, were scalped by White bounty hunters in the 17th and 18th centuries, and brought indigenous skills and knowledge to an emerging basketmaking industry in Keene and Peterborough in the 19th and 20th centuries. Using as a framework his recently published book A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History, Professor Robert Goodby of Franklin Pierce University tells the story of this history. Copies of Goodby’s book will be on sale, and Goodby will be signing copies. No registration is required.