[nativestudies-l] Moshup's Continuance - Talk by Rachel Sayet @ UMASS Boston, 4/25

[Lowe, Shelly C]

UMass Boston, Women's and Gender Studies Department Guest Lecture



Topic: "Moshup's Continuance: Sovereignty and the Literature of the Land in the Aquinnah Wampanoag Nation"



Featured Speaker: Rachel Sayet (Mohegan)

Date: Friday, April 25, 1 pm, Wheatley, 1-058



Rachel Sayet received her MA in anthropology from Harvard University Extension School in May 2012 and recently completed a fellowship at Yale University, for which she researched Yale President Ezra Stiles' interactions with Native people in the Northeast during the 17th century. Her research and writing addresses a number of historical and contemporary topics in Native New England. Rachel currently works as a Library Assistant for the Mohegan Tribe, and frequently lectures on her research and as an advocate for greater public education on the Native peoples of New England



Abstract:

Mohegan, Pequot, Aquinnah and Mashpee Wampanoag people have many stories about Moshup, which have been passed down for hundreds of years. In the 1920’s, Rachel Sayet's great-aunt Gladys Tantaquidgeon began recording stories about Moshup among the Aquinnah of Martha’s Vineyard. In this project, Rachel continues on that trail. Through interviews with Native culture bearers and storytellers from various tribal nations in New England, as well as research in newspapers, books, and journals pertaining to these stories, her presentation demonstrates that although throughout time, many different people have recorded Moshup stories--each from a unique perspective and for different purposes--these stories have always connected the Aquinnah Wampanoag people to the landscape, thereby reinforcing sovereignty for their nation, ensuring their survival. Rachel’s talk is based on her master’s thesis from Harvard University, which was awarded Best Thesis in the Behavioral Sciences for the ALM program in 2012.



For additional Information:
Please contact Professor Amy Den Ouden (amy.denouden at umb.edu)




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