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DIRECTORY OF
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS & ORGANIZATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND
LAST UPDATE: MAY 15, 2011
ABOUT NEFA The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) creatively supports the movement of people, ideas, and resources in the arts within New England and beyond, makes vital connections between artists and communities, and builds the strength, knowledge, and leadership of the region’s creative sector. As a nonprofit that operates with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England state arts agencies, and from corporations, foundations, and individuals, NEFA administers a variety of grantmaking programs that support the performing arts, public art, and Native American artists. NEFA also leads projects and initiatives that range from analysis of the creative economy to the creation of online tools which link and advance the regional, national, and international cultural community. For more information, visit www.nefa.org or call 617.951.0010.
ABOUT NATIVE ARTS The Native Arts program at the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) supports Native American artists in New England and nationally through grantmaking and network development. The program builds regional and national support structures to help Native artists reach broader audiences, connect with new markets for their work, and gain access to financial resources. The programs support artistic traditions within Native communities, as well as encourage exchange among Native elders, professional artists, emerging artists, and community resources to promote both the preservation of traditional art forms and contemporary expressions in and across artistic disciplines.
ABOUT THE DIRECTORY This directory includes both Native American artists and Native-led organizations in New England. A web-based searchable database is in the works on www.nefa.org. To be included in the directory, visit www.nefa.org/grants_services/native_arts_directory, or contact the program staff listed below.
CONTACT Dawn Spears (Narragansett) Native Arts Program Manager 617.951.0010 x525 [email protected]
Erin Johnstone Program Coordinator 617.951.0010 x533 [email protected]
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS
Watie Akins Penobscot - Eastern Abenaki
Enrolled 68 Longmeadow Drive
Brewer, ME 04412 [email protected]
207-989-1401 Traditional Abenaki singer, hand
drummer/shaker & linguist
Eric Otter Bacon Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 199
Princeton, ME 04668 [email protected]
207-214-3164 Basketweaver
Amelia G Bingham Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 1 Fish House Hill
Mashpee, MA 02649 508-477-1765
Author, designer, tribal researcher
Michael K. Bliss Narragansett 77 Allen Avenue
Riverside, RI 02915 [email protected] Traditional regalia maker
Emma-jo Mills Brennan Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled PO Box 255
Mashpee, MA 02649 [email protected]
508-428-6133 Multi-media artist & musician
David Moses Bridges Passamaquoddy
Enrolled 33 Green Briar Rd Newry, ME 04261
[email protected] 207-767-3895
Birch bark basketry
Michael Brooks Lumbee Tribe of NC
PO Box 200098 Boston, MA 02120
[email protected] 910-374-2101
Writer, screenwriter, poetry
Donna Brown Penobscot
73 Second Street Bangor, ME 04401
[email protected] 207-990-2372
Basketmaker including birch, dancer, beader, silver, painting
Siobhan Juanita Brown Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 725 Harrison Avenue, E405
Boston, MA 02118 [email protected]
617-532-1250 Actress, writer, oral historian
Jon Campbell Penobscot
4 Marten Avenue Narragansett, RI 02882
[email protected] 401-439-3296
Stonecutting, metal work, antler sculpture, shell & wampum jewelry
Dale Carson Abenaki Enrolled
110 Duck Hole Road Madison, CT 06443
[email protected] 203-245-2847
Multi-media traditional arts and crafts, food writer,and author of three cookbooks
Linda Coombs Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled PO Box 1554
Mashpee, MA 02649-1554 [email protected]
508-477-7240 Beadwork, leatherwork, twined
weaving, historian, museum educator
Pam Outdusis Cunningham Penobscot
Enrolled 208 Old County Road Hampden, ME 04444
[email protected] 207-941-9373
Basketmaker in brown ash & sweetgrass
Barry Dana Penobscot
Enrolled 46 Parkman Hill Road
Solon, ME 04979 [email protected]
207-643-2595 Basketry with natural
materials
Bill Donehey Mohegan
43 Crescent Street Uncasville, CT 06382
[email protected] 860-861-6137
Cedar boxes, prayer fans, smudge feathers
Dawn Dove Narragansett
Enrolled 21 Indian Cedar Drive
Charlestown, RI 02813 [email protected]
401-364-0077 Educator, historian,
writer, traditional dancer
Joseph Firecrow, Jr. Cheyenne
Enrolled PO Box 173
Winsted, CT 06098 [email protected]
860-379-6007 Flutist
Barbara Francis Penobscot
Enrolled 41 Down St
Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected]
207-827-8688 Medium Brown Ash Basketry
L. Cheryl Francis Penobscot PO Box 387
Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected]
207-827-3827 Beading, sewing, leather work
Sebastian Francis Penobscot PO Box 387
Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected]
207-827-3827 Antler carving, drum making,
birch bark
Frances Frey Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 635
Princeton, ME 04668 207-796-8830
Beadwork, weaver
Gabriel Frey Passamaquoddy
Enrolled 696 Edinburg Road
Howland, ME 04448 207-732-5997
Mixed media
Jeremy Frey Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 824
Princeton, ME 04668 [email protected]
207-796-0893 Basketmaker
Allison Greene Cayuga, Iroquois
239 Warwick Neck Road Warwick, RI 02889 [email protected]
401-450-6861 Mixed media
Aron Griffith Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Enrolled 30 Clover Circle
Houlton, ME 04730 [email protected]
207-532-9296 Birch bark basketry
Kerri Ann Helme Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 72 Sagamore Street
New Bedford, MA 02740 [email protected]
774-930-1940 Pottery, weaving, quillwork
Kitty Hendricks-Miller Mashpee Wampanoag
PO Box 284 Chilmark, MA 02535
[email protected] 508-274-8840
Traditional & multi-disciplinary artist: cedar flute, guitar, dancer,
drummer, educator
Hawk Henries Nipmuc Enrolled
318 Thorne Road Sullivan, ME 04664
[email protected] 207-422-2054
Flutemaker & musician
Sierra Henries Nipmuc Enrolled
318 Thorne Road Sullivan, ME 04664
207-460-4150 Wood burning on birchbark
Brenda Hill Tuscarora, Six Nations
Enrolled 126 Beach Street
Westerly, RI 02891 [email protected]
401-464-0726 Traditional & Contemporary pottery
Elizabeth James-Perry Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled 872 Allen Street
North Dartmouth, MA 02747 [email protected]
508-826-3572 Environmentally-friendly hand-spun,
Native textiles made with natural dyes, woven quillwork and reproduction
art; educational programs.
Daryl Jamieson Pocasset Wampanoag
290 Park Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895
[email protected] 401-413-2167
Eastern music & dancing
Jennifer Kreisberg Tuscarora
Enrolled 37 Overhill Ave
New Britain, CT 06053 [email protected]
860-478-6862 Traditional vocalist
Lori Labrecque Mohegan
Enrolled 201 Dow Road
Plainfield, CT 06374 [email protected]
860-564-0372 Photographer of nature &
wildlife portraiture
Marie Levenson Mikmaq
153 Billings Street Sharon, MA 02067
[email protected] 781-784-7380
Beading, jewelry, dolls, leather work
Carol Lopez Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 139 Great Neck Road North
Mashpee, MA 02649 508-477-8388
Native American dream catcher designs with wampum
Kani Malsom Passamaqoddy,
Micmac, Penobscot 20 Ballpark Road Perry, ME 04667
[email protected] 207-853-4824
Singer, dancer, drummer, baskets, canoe, bow & arrow
Anemone Mars Narragansett
Enrolled 224 Carolina Nooseneck Road
Wyoming, RI 02898 [email protected]
401-862-9158 Beader, seamstress, writer,
regalia maker, theatre
Sharon Maynard Mohegan
54 Thames Street New London, CT 06320
[email protected] 860-447-9334
Basketmaker, splint basketry
Brenda Dancing Feathers Moore-Mitchell Passamaquoddy
PO Box 176 Perry, ME 04667
[email protected] 207-214-3381
Cloth dolls, clay, regalia, feathers
Jennifer Neptune Penobscot
Enrolled PO Box 195
Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected]
207-314-3344 Beadwork, silk ribbon work,
basketry
Jeanette Parker Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 55
Princeton, ME 04668 207-796-2701
Basketry
Fredda Paul Passamaquoddy
Enrolled 8 Cemetary Road Perry, ME 04667
[email protected] 207-853-4578
Traditional medicine, books, stories, newsletters
Lisa Autumn Moon Perreault Mohegan
252 Old Canterbury Turnpike Norwich, CT 06360
[email protected] 860-319-9103
Weaver
Jonathan Perry Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled 32 A. Onset Avenue
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-4902 [email protected]
508-264-0206 Dancing, carving, music, drumming
Anita Mother Bear Peters Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 1781 Main Street
West Barnstable, MA 02668 [email protected]
774-392-1434 Traditional eastern regalia maker
Photo Credit: Sonia Little
Morgan James Mwalim Peters Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 387 Park Street
New Bedford, MA 02740 [email protected]
508-566-6269 Author, playwright,
digital media
Ramona Peters (Nosapocket)
Mashpee Wampanoag Enrolled
320 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, MA 02649-0244
[email protected] 508-477-1361
Wampanoag culturally informed pottery
Robert Peters Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 64 Lorna Road
Mattapan, MA 02126 [email protected]
617-298-1200 Wetu designer, painter, poet,
& children's book author
Taquana Peters Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 119 Woodhaven Street Mattapan, MA 02126
[email protected] 781-308-5382
Regalia
Troy Phillips Nipmuc Enrolled
Lisa Phillips 3 Dexter Rock Road
Lincoln, RI 02865 [email protected]
401-305-5338 Quillwork
Tracey Ray Penobscot
Enrolled 143 Parkview Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401 [email protected]
207-951-7684 Basketmaker
Rolfe Richter Passamaquoddy
PO Box 88 Perry, ME 04667
207-853-4820 Flutist, storyteller, writer
Max Romero Aroostook Band of Micmacs
16 Beacon Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769
207-551-2357 Basketmaker, beader
L. Mixashawn Rozie Mohegan, Mohawk, Cherokee
Mixashawn 64 Humphrey Street, 3rd Fl
Hartford, CT 06106 [email protected]
860-989-7427 "Wave" musician
Donna Sanipass Aroostook Band of Micmacs
16 Beacon Road Presque Isle, ME 04769
[email protected] 207-227-4009
Basketweaver, traditional dancer, beader
Toni E. Scott Narragansett
1121 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604
[email protected] 912-980-1063
Silk painter, dollmaker, gourd, jewelry
Theresa Secord Penobscot Nation
Enrolled 76 Roosevelt Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901 [email protected] 207-859-9722
Basketmaker
Tim Shay Penobscot, Malisut
Enrolled 39 Down Street
Indian island, ME 04468 [email protected]
207-827-2529 Sculptor
Richard Silliboy Micmac Enrolled
11 Medicine Wheel Road Littleton, ME 04730 [email protected]
207-538-9459 Basketmaker
Chad Sockabasin Passamaquoddy
Enrolled Stephanie Bailey
PO Box 692 Princeton, ME 04668
[email protected] 207-796-5401
Traditional basket tool maker, ash supplier
Leon Joseph Sockbeson II Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 302
Perry, ME 04667 [email protected]
207-853-4235 Fashion design
Sarah Sockbeson Penobscot
Enrolled 41 Lexington Rd
Kingfield, ME 04947 [email protected]
207-992-8040 Fine art basketry, acrylic
painted birch bark, photography
Cassius Spears Jr Narragansett
Enrolled 2 Clark St
Pawcatuck, CT 06379 [email protected]
Traditional dancer, singer, composer, graphic designer &
artist in wampum, leather, & feather work.
Cassius Spears Narragansett
Enrolled 15 Oak Street
Ashaway, RI 02804 [email protected]
401-377-8746 Consultant & cultural educator
for pre-contact life skills & art forms
Dawn Spears Narragansett
Enrolled 15 Oak Street
Ashaway, RI 02804 [email protected]
401-315-5445 Cornhusk dolls, photography,
jewelry, drawings & cooking demos
Dinalyn Spears Narragansett
Enrolled 90 Buttonwoods Road
Wyoming, RI 02898 [email protected]
401-491-9224 Beadwork, gemstone jewelry,
fleece blankets
Kiowa Spears Narragansett
Enrolled 15 Oak Street
Ashaway, RI 02804 [email protected]
Contemporary wampum jewelry, vocalist & guitarist
Loren Spears Narragansett
Enrolled 53 Indian Cedar Drive
Charlestown, RI 02813 [email protected]
401-793-0485 Beader, basket & fingerweaver,
dancer, storyteller, educator
Ssipsis Penobscot
Enrolled 2 Sarah Springs Lane #5
Old Town, ME 04468 207-827-0968
Writer
Robert Winter Wolf Thompson Mohegan
69 Sunny Hill Drive, Apt B11 Uncasville, CT 06382
[email protected] 760-219-5908
Film, pottery, glasswork/blowing
Fred Tomah Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Enrolled 3 Clover Court, Apt 2
Houlton, ME 04730-3426 [email protected]
207-694-4764 Basketmaker
Stuart Tomah Passamaquoddy
Enrolled PO Box 259
Princeton, ME 04668 207-796-8830
Basketmaker
Jason Turner Mashpee Wampanoag
311 Pepper Street Monroe, CT 06468
[email protected] 646-721-3054 Actor, writer,
videographer, filmmaker
Durwood Vanderhoop Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled 44 Old South Road
Aquinnah, MA 02535 [email protected]
508-645-9397 Singer, drummer, poet, bottled clay
Jannette Vanderhoop Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled PO Box 978
West Tisbury, MA 02575 [email protected]
508-560-1103 Natural material art includingwampum,
hemp & leather,educator, environmentalist, wabi sabi
Tobias Vanderhoop Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled 3 Locust Lane
Chilmark, MA 02535 [email protected]
508-645-5149 Singer, drummer, basketmaker
Annawon Weeden Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 111 Deer Foot Circle Mashpee, MA 02649
[email protected] 508-648-6048
Singer, dancer, carving, wetu, exhibit design, writer
David Weeden Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 4600 South County Tr.
Charlestown, RI 02813 [email protected]
401-782-7848 Drummer, dancer
Berta Giles Welch Aquinnah Wampanoag
Enrolled 10 Raymonds Hill
Aquinnah, MA 02535 [email protected]
508-645-9308 Jewelry, wampum,
stone & shell
Carol Smilinwind Wynne Mashpee Wampanoag
Enrolled 16 Grant St, Apt 2
Dorchester, MA 02125 [email protected]
508-364-8568 Quill earrings, educational programs,
traditional dance & regalia
NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
Aquinnah Cultural Center Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Berta Giles Welch (Enrolled, Aquinnah Wampanoag) 10 Black Brook Road Chilmark, MA 02535 [email protected] 508-645-9308 Mixed media
H.O.O.P - Honoring Our Own Power Intertribal
Wanda Lord (Cherokee/Choctaw) Edward King House, 35 King Street Newport, RI 02840 [email protected] 401-835-4806 Film
Hassanamisco Indian Museum c/o Nipmuc Nation
Cheryll Holley (Enrolled, Nipmuc) 25 Main Street South Grafton, MA 01560 [email protected] 508-853-5575 Mixed media
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Intertribal
Theresa Secord (Enrolled, Penobscot) PO Box 3253 Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected] 207-827-0391 Basketry, birch bark, wood carving
Narragansett Indian Tribe, Econ Devlp Regulatory Commission
Jackie Stanton (Enrolled, Narragansett) 4375-B South County Trail Charlestown, RI 02813 [email protected] 401-364-1100 x203 Mixed media
Nipmuk Nashauonk, Inc Kristen Wyman (Enrolled, Nipmuk)
125 Granite Street Apt. 523 Quincy, MA 02169 [email protected] 781-242-9669 Mixed media
Penobscot Nation Cultural and Historic Preservation Department
Maria Girouard (Enrolled, Penobscot) 12 Wabanaki Way Old Town, ME 04468 [email protected] 207-817-7471 Mixed media
Rhode Island Indian Council Intertribal
Allison Greene (Cayuga) Algonquin House Providence, RI 02907 [email protected] 401-781-1098 x29 Mixed media
Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum Loren Spears (Enrolled, Narragansett)
390 Summit Road Exeter, RI 02822 [email protected] 401-491-9063 Mixed Media
