Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:00 PM

Film Screening of “Flying Bird’s Diary”

Free and Open to Public but Registration Required!

Followed by an informal reception with the local actors.

About the Event

In partnership with Brandeis University, the Mass. Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA) will screen the short film “Flying Bird’s Diary”.  The film tells the story of Fidelia Fielding known as Flying Bird, a keeper of Mohegan culture and language whose story has, until recently, gone largely untold. As the last fluent speaker of the Mohegan language, Flying Bird fights to preserve her culture and pass it down to the next generation, in an era when everyone has forgotten Mohegan people still exist.

Local Native actresses, Mariah Peters-Mosquera (Mashpee Wampanoag), who plays the part of Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Siobhan “Vonnie” Brown (Mashpee Wampanoag) who plays the role of Flying Bird, will attend the event and take part in the post film discussion and Q&A. Other cast members, along with the screen writer Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, will be invited to attend as well.  MCNAA Board Members will be present.

The screen film was written by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and directed by Madeline Sayet. Cast members include Siobhan Brown, Nayeli Jackson, Monique Mojica, Michael Pantozzi, and Mariah Peters-Mosquera.

Please register and plan on having an enjoyable evening with us as we screen the film together than gather with some of the cast members for an informal reception.

Location and registration link below.