Native Circle Presenter: Annawon Weeden
Hello world, my name is Annawon Weeden.
It is an honor to be a Mashpee Wampanoag with ancestry from the Narragansett, Pequot and other eastern woodland nations. It pleases me to share cultural knowledge I have obtained over the years from various tribal communities and elders. As an education specialist, many historic events have been forgotten or misrepresented in the pages of history. I try to balance the information that is distributed with an inside perspective since much of our history has been written by foreigners with little to no understanding of what they observe.
Throughout my life, teaching has been a family tradition I try to continue. Formerly a Native Program Specialist at Boston Children's Museum, having spent several years teaching at Plimoth Plantation in addition to developing exhibits for Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Haffenreffer Museum and assisting other colleges, elementary and home schools as well. My father is an activist. Growing up during the 70's, when many things were going on in Native country, I've been able to witness many historic events. More recently, we have been traveling to Bermuda in hopes of returning our cultural ways to the descendants of slaves sent to the island during the 1600's.
My focus is “engaging youth in an effort to educate & it's what I do for a living so I am sure I can share many stories, games and activities from our culture."
http://www.myspace.com/Annawon