Literary Focus on Mashpee Tribe

As part of its focus on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe this month, Falmouth Art Center’s Zoom Book Club will discuss “Dawnland Voices,” an anthology of Native American writings from New England at its next meeting.

Mashpee Wampanoag tribe member Paula Peters, who is also a contributor to the book, will attend the meeting and speak about the book.

The Book Club meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Zoom on Thursday, March 17, at 4pm.

To get the Zoom link, send an email to info@falmouthart.org.

Paula Peters, the founder and principal of the Mashpee-based public relations firm SmokeSygnals, is a former journalist and columnist for the Cape Cod Times and was recognized regionally and nationally for her writing. She has also served as the director of public affairs for a major transportation agency and the director of marketing for a world-class, Smithsonian affiliate museum. Paula is an active advocate for diversity initiatives locally and nationally. She holds a B.S in communications from Bridgewater State University.

The book, “Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England” calls attention to the little-known but rich literary traditions of New England’s Native Americans. This anthology includes both classic and contemporary literary works from ten New England indigenous nations: the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Mohegan, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Schaghticoke, and Wampanoag.

From the earliest petroglyphs and petitions to contemporary stories and hip-hop poetry, the book highlights the diversity and strength of New England Native literary traditions.

For more information about the Falmouth Art Center Book Club, go to FalmouthArt.org.