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Wendy Newell Dyer
Wendy Newell Dyer(born 1965) is a Native American author who is apart of the The Passamaquoddy tribe. At birth she was put up for adoption due to racial indifference and was raised in a non-native family where she lived off the coast of Maine on a small island. Along with all the traumas she faced throughout her life, Wendy stated that nothing impacted her more than being taken away by her biological family at birth. She grew up being confused about her identity and where she came from and was teased and tormented at school.

Early Life and education
Dyer finally reconnected with her biological parents at age twenty five. She endured the loss of multiple family members in a three year span including her husband who lost his battle to prostate cancer and her eldest son who was shot and assaulted. She went to college at University of Maine graduating magna cum laude in 2003 while at the same time was being a caregiver to her husband fighting cancer at the time.

Career
In 2015 Wendy testified before the Maine Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She also wrote a piece called "TRUE love" dedicated to her husband submitted it to a national contest sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Foundation to honor prostate cancer caregivers and won the competition. Two of her stories have been chosen to appear in upcoming "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books. Wendy has also written for several newspapers and magazines.

Publications

 * “Return to Passamaquoddy”
 * “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series
 * "TRUE love"