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Media

Welcome to our Media Page. Here, you will find a rich collection of resources, including videos, and written materials, all aimed at preserving and promoting the Wôpanâak language. Our goal is to reconnect with our linguistic heritage and ensure its survival for future generations. Explore and engage with our content to learn more about our journey and the importance of language in maintaining our cultural identity.

How one woman is working to keep the Wampanoag language alive in Mass.

When Jessie Little Doe Baird was growing up on Cape Cod in the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, she didn’t have a relationship with her native language. She’s co-founded the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project to reteach her language to her community and her family.

Baird joins Radio Boston to talk about the project.

This segment aired on October 11, 2024.

Language Preservationist Jessie Little Doe Baird: 2010 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation

Indigenous language preservationist Jessie Little Doe Baird was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/fellows

Language Preservationist Jessie Little Doe Baird: 2010 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation

Indigenous language preservationist Jessie Little Doe Baird was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Learn more at http://www.macfound.org/fellows

Wôpanâak Language Revitalization Project

Watch this video to learn about the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project and hear what it sounds like!

jessie 'little doe' baird | Women of the Century

jessie 'little doe' baird, a Genius grant recipient who revitalized her tribe's language after no one had spoken it for 150 years, shares a story about how one’s vision and life’s passion can lead to healing and hope for others, and a feeling of gratitude.

Teaching Wôpanâak 

Melanie Roderick, a certified Wôpanâak language speaker, discusses teaching Wôpanâak in Mashpee and various aspects of the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, including classes for preschoolers, high schoolers and adults.

How To Revive a Native American Language

The Native American Wôpanâak language is being reclaimed in Mashpee, Massachusetts, with the help of the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project. The language was dormant for generations, but now it has a new generation of speakers.

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