Anne Makepeace (Makepeace Productions, Inc.) and Jennifer Weston (Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project & Wampanoag Mashpee Wampanoag Language Department) join Galen on Truro Airwaves to discuss We Still Live Here (Âs Nutayuneân). The film, co-produced by our guests, tells a remarkable story of cultural revival by the Wampanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts. The podcast covers the concept for the film, highlights from the story, the status of the project today, the associated project Our Mother Tongues, and information about how to #StandWithMashpee. Thank you to our guests for sharing your time, knowledge, and insights with us! Click the link to listen to the PODCAST
00:00 Airwaves Intro
00:33 Introductions: Anne, Jennifer, We Still Live Here
01:55 How the Film Came to Be
08:21 WLRP, Ten Years Later
22:31 WLRP Success Inspires Others
24:25 The Wônpanâak Dictionary
27:41 One’s Language, One’s Culture
29:08 The Bible in Translation
32:25 Conversion Revisited in Marginalia
35:15 OurMotherTongues.org –Nationwide
38:41 A 1752 Petition
40:50 A 2020 Petition and More: Stand With Mashpee
45:47 Thank yous, “So Long” for Now