
We And The Land Are One Thing
Wampanoag Health Equity Symposium









Program
Opening Song
Tobias Vanderhoop, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Thomas Fantasia, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Introductions
Leo Blandford, Clinical Social Worker,
Director of Health Equity and Community Impact
Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag Author, Museum Educator, Artist
The Bounty of the Land:
Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Discussion of the true meaning of living
with the land from historical, cultural and
contemporary perspectives.
Sherry Pocknett, Mashpee Wampanoag
Kristina Hook, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Lunch
Delicious lunch featuring Traditional Wampanoag Catering
Buddy Pocknett, Mashpee Wampanoag
Renée Pockett, Assonet Wampanoag
The Health of the Land:
Living In Right Relationship
Discussion on the interrelation of the health
of humans, all life and the Land.
Earl “Chiefy” Mills Jr., Mashpee Wampanoag
Nitana Greendeer, Mashpee Wampanoag
Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag
Indigenous Teachings
with the Elements
Four short films that portray Wampanoag
perspective and relationship with the Land.
Leslie Jonas, Mashpee Wampanoag
Closing Song