Occupation Linguist Notable work "We Shall Remain" | Name Jessie Doe Awards MacArthur Fellowship | |
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Born November 18, 1963 (age 60) ( 1963-11-18 ) Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Residence Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Language preservationist jessie little doe baird 2010 macarthur fellow macarthur foundation
Jessie Little Doe Baird (also Jessie Little Doe Fermino, born 18 November 1963) is a linguist known for her efforts to revive the Wampanoag language. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010.
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Life
She has a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied with Dr. Kenneth L. Hale. Jessie resides in Mashpee, Massachusetts. According to Wampanoag prophecy, a Wampanoag woman would leave her home to bring back the language and "the children of those who had had a hand in breaking the language cycle would help heal it."
In 1993, Baird began teaching the Wôpanâak language at tribal sites in Mashpee and Aquinnah.
She is featured in a PBS documentary on language revival, "We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân", directed by Anne Makepeace.
She also serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council.
In 2017, Jessie Little Doe Baird received an honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Yale University.
