Contact Phone Number: Work: 401-863-1705 (Anytime)
E-mail Address: Donna_Mitchell@Brown.edu
Tribe: Perry Clan Descendant of the Pocasset Wampanoag Peoples
Topics/Subjects:
History of Perry Clan and the original Watuppa Reservation of Pocasset Wampanoag peoples in Fall River, MA and an Inspirational Poet/Storyteller using Spirituality as main theme.
Will speak at:
All Institutions of Higher Education, Middle School/High School, and Community Organizations
Fee:
Negotiable (Average $25 p/hr)
Will travel:
Massachusetts, Rhode Island (Southeastern New England region)
Other Skills/Instruction:
Business Administrator, Creative Writer, Visual Artist, Actress, Song writer and Founder/Coordinator of the Native-to-Native Community organization with Brown University's Africana Studies Department and its Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in the Americas.
Uses historically documented research as well as family history and genealogy to tell the story of the effects colonization, the King Phillip's War, Fall River's industrialization and its forced assimiliation had on the indigenous peoples in the area. Personally committed to giving voice to her ancestors while bridging the gaps between Southeastern Clans, Bands, and Tribes to foster collaborations between peoples striving and seeking mutual understanding and respect.
