Tia Pocknett
Sânushq Tia (Mi'kmaq) was raised in Mashpee. Tia is a certified Montessori Early Childhood Education Teacher through the Institute for Guided Studies (IGS) program and has completed the Upper Elementary Teacher training with the North American Montessori Center program (NAMC). Tia works with training staff in language, culture, and Montessori pedagogy in both classrooms. Sânushq Tia is an advanced speaker of Wôpanâak and the parent of a Weetumuw School graduate.
Weetumuw School - Wampanoag Language/Cultural Montessori School
Weetumuw School serves the Wampanoag community as a Wôpessori (Wampanoag-Montessori) school under the leadership of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, focusing on preparing preschool and early elementary students for community leadership, and academic excellence by instilling traditional Wampanoag values, and learning Wôpanâak culture and language. Through Wampanoag values, daily practices, stories, ceremony, traditions, and the inclusion of culture keepers of all the Wampanoag communities, Weetumuw School teaches students to be proud of their heritage, and their people, and to live unapologetically as Wampanoag people in every facet of their lives.