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During the dream she saw the same circle of faces...faces of her ancestors. At that time, she knew nothing of her people's language but little doe wondered if the words were in Wampanoag, the language of her ancestors Thus began a journey that, through the joint collaborative
Project Staff and Board
Founder & Program Director:
Jessie "little doe" Baird
President: Eva Blake
Vice President: Nitana Hicks
Treasurer: Judi Urquhart
Secretary: Deona Mills Brennan
Events Chair: Vacant
Volunteer Manager: Allyson Pocknett
"We are here," they said. This sacred message was given to Jessie 'little doe' Baird in Wôpanâak (Wampanoag language) during the same dream for three nights in a row.
efforts of the Mashpee, Aquinnah, Assonet & Herring Pond Wampanoag communities, led to the birth of the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, a project that, after 150 years of dormancy, is bringing back to life the tribes' sacred privilege and right -- their ancestral language.
