Zara Ciscoe Brough, White Flower (1919-1988) not only worked on saving and protecting Nipmuc reservations, she spent most of her life working to preserve the Nipmuc culture. As the chief of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc tribe, Zara Ciscoe Brough saw that there was need to protect the land. She founded the Hassanamisco Reservation in 1962 as a place to house and display many Native American artifacts. She was passionate about educating people about the traditions of Hassanamisco Nipmuc and she fought to keep these traditions and stories alive.