Fidelia Hoscott Fielding Research Paper

Fidelia Hoscott Fielding is considered the last and only women to have been spoken the mohegan pequot language .She was born in 1827.She married William Fielding,even after marrying William Fielding she still continued to live in the traditional mohegan style life.after her husband's death she grew/planted a small garden filled with food and herbs.But never attended the green corn festival released by emma fielding baker,or any other commutativity activities.But she did however pass on many mohegan tradition,including stories of little people.Then some where near or about 1900 a student from columbia university named Frank speck (who is an anthropologist) looked for fielding in his own words to rescue what was left of “this dying language”.Afterwards,her death (died 1908), made frank translate 4 of her diaries and put it in the “National museum of Native Americans in New York City”.On May26,1936 about 1,000 people gathered in Fort Shantok state park in Montville ,Connecticut to remember Fidelia Hoscott Fielding and the tribe.Now the “Mohegan Language Project” considerd this language the Lost Language of Mohegan Tribe.
Reading the biography of Fidelia Hoscott Fielding made me think of my family's culture and the history of my country.I think that Fidelia is a woman who was strong not to give up her culture and language even if it was a modern life time.

Sincerely:Elizabeth