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Wampanoags Regain Their Voice

No one had spoken the Native American Wampanoag language for more than
150 years. One woman changed all that.

By Sarah Durham Wilson | Email the author | 10:48am (n.d.)
USA

Five years ago Jessie “Little Doe” Baird was a  Wampanoag social
worker living in Mashpee. By day, she worked in human services; by
night, she was enfolded into dreams where her elders spoke to her in a
language she could not understand.

The dreams persisted, and over time began to affect her waking hours.
She felt a tug as she passed a Sippewissett sign on her daily drive to
work.

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