Articles
The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project has been the focus of powerful stories across local, regional, and national media. Here you’ll find a collection of print and online articles that share our journey, milestones, and the voices of our community.​
Articles
First Native Wôpanâôt8âôk Speaker In Generations Presents On History And Reclamation; Enterprise Newspapers, March 7, 2024
Mashpee Wampanoag teacher helps design national survey of Indigenous languages; NPR, Cape and Islands; November 12, 2024
Native Language Reclamation Through Early Childhood Education: Bringing the Wôpanâak language back home; New America; September 23, 2022
Reclaiming Wôpanâak Language; Language Magazine; November 5, 2021
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
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reclaims its language; Christian Science Monitor; November 23, 2020
New Words Help Bring Back Native Languages; Voice of America; May 12, 2019
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.