Members of the Daughters of Tradition after-school program recently visited the 13 Moons exhibit at Quashnet School to help prepare and fertilize the garden mounds.
Led through the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department, Daughters of Tradition provides young Tribal girls in grades 3–6 with opportunities to learn through traditional knowledge, cultural teachings, and hands-on activities. During the visit, participants worked together in the garden, connecting with the land while learning about the care and responsibility that goes into sustaining traditional foodways.
The 13 Moons exhibit was created as an educational space for students and community members to learn more about Wampanoag lifeways. Located in the Quashnet School courtyard, the exhibit includes a wetu, garden, and educational panels that highlight cultural practices including planting, fishing, cooking, games, and working with hides.
Kutâputush to the Daughters of Tradition, Kitty Hendricks, Darius Coombs, and the Education Department for continuing to create meaningful opportunities for our youth to learn, participate, and take pride in who they are as Mashpee Wampanoag people.
