We Are The Land

The Wampanoag Nation are presenting their story through singing, dance and spoken word, for the first time, in Plymouth this Spring.

It consists of We Are The Land, a one-off performance in Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Lyric auditorium on 23 April 2023, followed by a week of workshops and performances in The Drum (25–27 April 2023).

The Wampanoag have been stewarding their land for over 10,000 years across several of the Eastern States of the USA including Massachusetts. Their land was where the Pilgrim Fathers landed on and colonised, creating settlements that established modern America, to the detriment of the Wampanoag nation.

The voice of the Wampanoag was silenced, but now We Are The Land is an opportunity to understand their relationship to the soil, how it was taken away, and how the tribe have re-established themselves.

  • We Are The Land

    We Are The Land will be performed at Theatre Royal Plymouth in a significant moment in world history.

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  • Wampanoag Takeover: Colonisation and Its Impact by Linda Coombs

    An afternoon in The Drum with Linda Coombs, author, historian, and culture keeper from the Wampanoag Tribe

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  • Wampanoag Takeover: Mashpee Nine Film screening and Q&A with Paula Peters

    Film Showing and Q&A with Paula Peters (author of Mashpee Nine).

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  • Wampanoag Takeover: Ocean Conservation and Land Ownership with Q&A with Kitty Hendricks

    Join NLC board member Kitty Hendricks as she takes us through NLC’s aim to preserve healthy landscapes for all living things and help restore land back to its original state wherever possible.

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  • Wampanoag Takeover: An Evening of Wampanoag Music and Spoken Word

    This evening will celebrate that with an array of artists from the Wampanoag Nation sharing their craft.

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  • News: The Wampanoag present their story on stage for the first time

    The voice of the Wampanoag was silenced, but now We Are The Land is an opportunity to understand their relationship to the soil, how it was taken away, and how the tribe have re-established themselves.

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