Nutahkeemun Artist Collective formed in the months after the Boston premiere of We Are the Land. After two years of gathering regularly and creating a beautiful story together, the desire to continue creating and uplifting Wampanoag voices needed to be formalized.
Bringing We Are the Land to Cape Cod audiences will be the first full-scale production, but there are several projects and initiatives that are currently in the works.
In November 2024, Emmy nominated Tuscarora composer Jennifer Kreisberg will travel to Mashpee to conduct a new song creation workshop with members of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers. This workshop will culminate in a performance at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. This event is funded by Mass Cultural Council.
A short documentary about the 1976 Mashpee Wampanoag Land Suit is in development with funding from Mass Humanities.
A series of short narrative films, telling traditional Wampanoag stories are currently in development.
The mission of Nutahkeemun Artist Collective is to center and amplify Wampanoag voices in song, dance, theater, film and any form of storytelling that serves the story being told; to prioritize Wampanoag cosmology as a grounding for creative expression through collective and individual artistic pursuits. To normalize the end of erasure of Wampanoag stories, people and culture on Wampanoag lands through active engagement and support of Wampanoag artists. Nutahkeemun provides safe space for Wampanoag artists to collaborate with each other, as well as with artists from other Indigenous tribal nations and non-tribal peoples in the telling of their stories.
Bringing We Are the Land to Cape Cod audiences will be the first full-scale production, but there are several projects and initiatives that are currently in the works.
In November 2024, Emmy nominated Tuscarora composer Jennifer Kreisberg will travel to Mashpee to conduct a new song creation workshop with members of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers. This workshop will culminate in a performance at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. This event is funded by Mass Cultural Council.
A short documentary about the 1976 Mashpee Wampanoag Land Suit is in development with funding from Mass Humanities.
A series of short narrative films, telling traditional Wampanoag stories are currently in development.
The mission of Nutahkeemun Artist Collective is to center and amplify Wampanoag voices in song, dance, theater, film and any form of storytelling that serves the story being told; to prioritize Wampanoag cosmology as a grounding for creative expression through collective and individual artistic pursuits. To normalize the end of erasure of Wampanoag stories, people and culture on Wampanoag lands through active engagement and support of Wampanoag artists. Nutahkeemun provides safe space for Wampanoag artists to collaborate with each other, as well as with artists from other Indigenous tribal nations and non-tribal peoples in the telling of their stories.
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers is a non-profit 501c3 - EIN - 99-1397402
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers serves as a fiscal sponsor for Nutahkeemun Artist Collective
and other Wampanoag led arts projects.
Your donations are tax deductible!
If you would like to donate by check - please send to:
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
PO Box 305
Mashpee, MA 02649
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers serves as a fiscal sponsor for Nutahkeemun Artist Collective
and other Wampanoag led arts projects.
Your donations are tax deductible!
If you would like to donate by check - please send to:
Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
PO Box 305
Mashpee, MA 02649
