Event Description
We were thrilled to be joined by J. Cedric Woods, PhD on January 18th, 2024 for our first member meeting/guest speaker of the New Year!
Cedric is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. He combines over a decade of tribal government experience with a research background, and has served as the director of UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies since 2009. Prior to arriving at UMass Boston, Cedric completed a study on the evolution of tribal government among the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
Additionally, Cedric has consulted for the National Museum of the American Indian, the Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina, and the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. We couldn’t be more excited to have Cedric join us to start our year off on a high note. He will be joining us to speak to our community about his experience as an indigenous leader in Massachusetts, his research, and his experience moderating panels like the New England Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Climate Justice panel.