Stephanie Fielding
| Stephanie Fielding | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Morning Fire; Stephanie "Morning Fire" Mugford Fielding |
| Ethnicity | Mohegan Tribal Council of Elders |
| Alma mater | B.A., linguistics and anthropology, University of Connecticut, Master of Science in linguistics, MIT |
| Occupation | Linguist, teacher, writer, editor, graphic artist and radio announcer |
| Known for | Work in resurrecting the Mohegan language |
| Board member of | Norwich Community Development Corp.,[1][2] Endangered Language Fund [3] |
| Relatives | Great-great-great-aunt, Fidelia Fielding |
Stephanie "Morning Fire" Fielding is known for her work in linguistics, especially for her work in resurrecting the Mohegan language.[5]
Biography and career
A member of the Tribal Council of Elders, she lives on the Mohegan reservation in southeastern Connecticut, in Uncasville.[3] Fielding holds a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics and anthropology from the University of Connecticut, as well as a Master of Science in linguistics from MIT.[6] She often translates English into Mohegan for speakers at Mohegan traditional ceremonies.[7] She was the first student to graduate from a two-year Masters program at MIT "for members of indigenous communities whose languages are dead or dying."[8] Her Master's thesis, The Phonology of Mohegan-Pequot,[9] includes diary excerpts written in Mohegan from her relative Fidelia Fielding, the last fluent speaker of the Mohegan language.[10] "Most of Fielding's work at M.I.T. has focused on creating a kind of linguistic algorithm that will permit her to take many of the accepted proto-Algonquian words and generate an authentic Mohegan vocabulary."[11] In 2006, Stephanie Fielding published A Modern Mohegan Dictionary.[12] She also created the online Mohegan Language Project,[13] a central part of her efforts to keep her ancestral language alive. Of this project, Fielding states that “the goal is fluency,” and offers links to a Mohegan-English dictionary, phrase book, pronunciation guide, exercises, and an audio option.[14]
She has worked "as a teacher, writer, editor, graphic artist and radio announcer. She has also served on the board of directors of educational institutions, media outlets, non-profit organizations, and religious organizations."[6]
Quote
“In order for a language to survive and resurrect,” she said, “it needs people talking it, and for people to talk it, there has to be a society that works on it.”[15]
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External links
- MIT Linguistics Department Interview with Fielding
- Photo of Stephanie Fielding
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- Living people
- Native American linguists
- Mohegan people
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- University of Connecticut alumni
- Native American writers
- Native American language revitalization
- Language activists
