Linda Coombs Explained

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.

Career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brennan. George. 7 October 2020. 'We are the original people of this land'. The Martha's Vineyard Times.
  2. Book: Stevert, Patricia. Opening the Museum: History and Strategies toward a More Inclusive Institution. 1993. Children's Museums. Boston. 48.
  3. Book: Dresser, Thomas. The Wampanoag Tribe of Martha's Vineyard: Colonization to Recognition. 2011. The History Press. 978-1609491864. 165–75.
  4. News: Massey. Joanna. Bringing History's "Messy" Nature to Life for Educators: Program Uses Plimoth Plantation to Boost Awareness. Boston Globe. 12 Aug 2004. 7.
  5. News: Knox. Robert. Plimoth Plantation Book Challenges Thanksgiving Myth. Boston Globe. 22 Nov 2001. 10.
  6. Web site: Plimoth Plantation. Who are the Wampanoag?. Wampanoag Homesite. 15 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Fifis. Fran. Native Americans still fighting ignorance at Plimoth. CNN. 18 April 2013.
  8. Book: Cooper, Karen Coody. Spirited Encounters: American Indians Protest Museum Policies and Practices. 2008. AltaMira Press. Lanham, MD. 978-0-7591-1088-5. 129.
  9. News: Butterfield. Fox. Columbus Runs into Storm in Boston. New York Times. 11 Oct 1992. A18.
  10. Web site: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. Aquinnah Cultural Center. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. 15 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201165307/http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/Pages/Wampanoag_ACC/index. 1 February 2013. dead.
  11. Book: Kavasch, E. Barrie. The Mound Builders of Ancient North America. 2004. iUniverse. Lincoln, NE.
  12. Book: McGuire, Margit. The Wampanoags and the First Thanksgiving. 1997. Everyday Learning Corp..
  13. Book: Kerber, Jordan. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States. 2006. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln.
  14. Web site: Center for New England Culture . "We're Still Here" Online Exhibit . Center for New England Culture . 15 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120184734/http://www.neculture.org/exhibit1/coombs.html . 20 November 2008 .

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