Linda Coombs
Linda Jeffers Coombs is an author and historian from the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).[1] Coombs is the former program director of the Aquinnah Cultural Center.[1]
Career
[edit]Coombs began a museum career in 1974, interning at the Boston Children's Museum as part of its Native American Program.[2] She and her peers, including Narragansett elder Paulla Dove Jennings, wrote children's books for the museum, illustrating Native American culture from a Native American perspective. Coombs later worked for nearly three decades with the Wampanoag Indigenous Program at Plimoth Plantation, including 15 years as the program's associate director.[3] In that capacity, she wrote a number of essays documenting colonial history from a Native American perspective, and often spoke publicly about the need for more accurate representations of colonial events including the first Thanksgiving[4][5][6][7][8] and Columbus Day.[9]
Coombs serves as program director of the Aquinnah Cultural Center, continuing to educate the public about Wampanoag history, culture, and other contributions.[10] Valued for her expertise in regional Native American history, Coombs is a frequent consultant on scholarly and educational projects.[11][12][13]
Born and raised in Martha's Vineyard, Coombs lives with her family in the Wampanoag Community in Mashpee on Cape Cod.[14]
Publications
[edit]- "A Wampanoag Perspective on Colonial House."Plimoth Life, v.3 no. 1, 2004: 24-28.
- "Hobbamock’s Homesite." Thanks, But No Thanks: Mirroring the Myth: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving. Plymouth, MA: Wampanoag Indian Program. September 9, 2000: 2-3.
- "Holistic History." Plimoth Life 1(2) 2002:12-15.
- "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War by Nathaniel Philbrick [review]." [1]" Cultural Survival Quarterly, Spring 2007.
- "New Woodland Path Makes Inroads at Wampanoag Homesite." Plimoth Life, v. 5 no. 1, 2006: 20.
- Powwow. Modern Curriculum Press, 1992.
- "Wampanoag Foodways in the 17th Century." Plimoth Life 2005: 13-19
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brennan, George (October 7, 2020). "'We are the original people of this land'". The Martha's Vineyard Times.
- ^ Stevert, Patricia (1993). Opening the Museum: History and Strategies toward a More Inclusive Institution. Boston: Children's Museums. p. 48.
- ^ Dresser, Thomas (2011). The Wampanoag Tribe of Martha's Vineyard: Colonization to Recognition. The History Press. pp. 165–75. ISBN 978-1609491864.
- ^ Massey, Joanna (August 12, 2004). "Bringing History's "Messy" Nature to Life for Educators: Program Uses Plimoth Plantation to Boost Awareness". Boston Globe. p. 7.
- ^ Knox, Robert (November 22, 2001). "Plimoth Plantation Book Challenges Thanksgiving Myth". Boston Globe. p. 10.
- ^ Plimoth Plantation. "Who are the Wampanoag?". Wampanoag Homesite. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ Fifis, Fran. "Native Americans still fighting ignorance at Plimoth". CNN. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ Cooper, Karen Coody (2008). Spirited Encounters: American Indians Protest Museum Policies and Practices. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7591-1088-5.
- ^ Butterfield, Fox (October 11, 1992). "Columbus Runs into Storm in Boston". New York Times. p. A18.
- ^ Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. "Aquinnah Cultural Center". Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ Kavasch, E. Barrie (2004). The Mound Builders of Ancient North America. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse.
- ^ McGuire, Margit (1997). The Wampanoags and the First Thanksgiving. Everyday Learning Corp.
- ^ Kerber, Jordan (2006). Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
- ^ Center for New England Culture. ""We're Still Here" Online Exhibit". Center for New England Culture. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Art by Linda Coombs on exhibit at the University of New Hampshire
- Linda Coombs speaking about Thanksgiving in 2010 at Boston City Hall
- 2010 Documentary about King Philip's War, in which Linda Coombs appears
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- Native American women writers
- People from Aquinnah, Massachusetts
- Historians from Massachusetts
- American women historians
- 21st-century Native American women
- Native American people from Massachusetts
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- 21st-century American women writers
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