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Jessie Little Doe Baird (also Jessie Little Doe Fermino, [1] [2] born 18 November 1963) [3] is a linguist known for her efforts to revive the Wampanoag (Wôpanâak) language. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010.
Jessie Little Doe Baird, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, founded the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project in 1993. [26] They have taught some children, who have become the first speakers of Wôpanâak in more than a century. [ 12 ]
Wampanoag, a language spoken by the people of the same name in Massachusetts, underwent a language revival project led by Jessie Little Doe Baird, a trained linguist. Members of the tribe use the extensive written records that exist in their language, including a translation of the Bible and legal documents, in order to learn and teach Wampanoag.
Jessie Little Doe Baird (Mashpee Wampanoag, born 1963), linguist and preserver of the Massachusett language; Hobomok, Wampanoag interpreter; Don Luis (died 1571), Kiskiack or Paspahegh guide and interpreter for a party of Jesuit missionaries in Virginia; Joseph James and Joseph James, Jr., Kaw/Osage interpreters and guides
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Due to the heavy scholarly, cultural and media attention surrounding the revival of the language under the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project of Jessie Little Doe Baird, and also because the Wampanoag far outnumber Massachusett people, the use of 'Wampanoag' or its revived form 'Wôpanâak' to refer to the entire language is increasing. [2 ...
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