Helen Vanderhoop Manning
Sept 4, 1919-January 5, 2008
Aquinnah Wompanoag Tribe
Aquinnah Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Historian, writer, educator, tribal leader
Education director for the Wôpanâak Tribe.
Worked on creation of Oral History Project,
She fought for federal recognition for her tribe, achieved 1987, Founded the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation
Authored: Moshups’s Footsteps: The Wompanoag Nation, Gay Head/Aquinnah: the People of the First Light
Helen Vanderhoop Manning
Sept 4, 1919-January 5, 2008
Aquinnah Wompanoag Tribe
Aquinnah Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Historian, writer, educator, tribal leader
Education director for the Wôpanâak Tribe.
Worked on creation of Oral History Project,
She fought for federal recognition for her tribe, achieved 1987, Founded the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation
Authored: Moshups’s Footsteps: The Wompanoag Nation, Gay Head/Aquinnah: the People of the First Light