Wôpanâak language reclamation
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- language
- a system people use to communicate
- community
- people connected by a place or something they share
- reclaim
- take back or restore something important
Wampanoag community members began organized work to bring their language back into everyday use. Jessie Little Doe Baird helped lead the effort. Old written records and community learning became important resources.
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Follow-up: MVPCS opens
Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School opened in 1996. Students and adults built a learning community in West Tisbury. The school is part of a much longer history of the island and its land.
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