Date: September 7, 2007
Contact: Christiana Admiral, North District Interpreter, 508 487 1256

Cape Cod National Seashore Chief of Interpretation Sue Moynihan has announced that on Saturday, September 8th at 2:00 PM, Ramona Peters will present Pre-Contact Lifeways of the Indigenous People Called Wampanoag. The one-hour talk, slated for the Province Lands Visitor Center, will provide an informed perspective on the pre-contact lifestyle of the Wampanoag on Cape Cod. Archaeological evidence indicates that indigenous peoples have inhabited the Cape since the end of the last ice age. Peters will discuss the evolution of their cultural and functional practices over the centuries, including the implications of the early contact period with Europeans, who began to settle on the Cape in the mid-1600s. The event is free, accessible and open to the public.

Ramona Peters is a prominent and well-respected member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and the Chief Executive Officer of Peters Wampanoag Consulting. Peters lends her expertise to historical and cultural accuracy for dissertations, manuscripts, films and other publications for institutions and organizations such as Harvard University, the Peabody Essex Museum, the National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency. She has appeared as an expert in the field of Wampanoag culture on programs for several television networks, including BBC, PBS, CNN, and WGBH. Peters’ opinion is solicited by scholars, archaeologists, anthropologists and museum curators for the authentication of Wampanoag cultural materials, traditional cosmology and social and governmental practices.

The Province Lands Visitor Center is located off Race Point Road in Provincetown. For additional information, contact the visitor venter at (508) 487-1256. Each Saturday during September and October, the Province Lands Visitor Center will host special presentations. A listing of the national seashore’s programs is available at the two seashore visitor centers, or on-line at www.nps.gov/caco.

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