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Paula Peters is a Native American journalist and educator. Originally from Mashpee, Massachusetts in the Cape Cod area Peters worked for the Cape Cod Times from 1992-2002 and has since began working to educate the public about Native history as part of the Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation. There she is the Director of Marketing. Paula Peters is one of 1,500 members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe which is one of two federally recognized tribes in the state of Massachusetts. With much help from her father, Russell Peters, before his death in 2002 and many other members Paula Peters pushed for federal recognition of her beloved tribe. In an interview with NPR in 2006, Peters recalls a time when "nobody in Washington cared much about which tribes were recognized." This was before 1988 when Congress passed the Indian Regulatory Gaming Act, in hope that by granting tribes, like the Mashpee Wampanoag which she is a member of, federal recognition there would be money to be made.

Paula Peters is not only recognized as a respected journalist and educator but also as a political figure as well. Like her father, Russell, Paula Peters served on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council herself. Also, though she was not victorious, in 2005 Peters ran against Glenn Marshall for Council Chairperson. Her husband, Mark Harding, is also part of the tribe's council serving as treasurer.

Peters attended Bridgewater State University located in Bridegewater, Massachusetts from 1984-1987. There she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications.

She is also one of the main contributors to the exhibit "Captured: 1614" located at the Plymouth Public Library in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The exhibit, which was unveiled in November of 2014 marked the 400th anniversary of the kidnapping of Squanto and 19 other Wampanoag tribe members in 1614. The exhibit was in part, conceptualized and designed by Smoke Sygnals Marketing and Communications, a company founded by Peters in 2004. The purpose of the exhibit is to tell the story of Thanksgiving from the perspective of American Indians. The exhibit seeks to inform the public about what happened with Native Americans in the years prior to 1620. Peters has explained the exhibit to be one of the Wampanoag voice describing how it came to be that Squanto and Samoset were so well-equipped to communicate with American settlers when they landed at Plymouth Rock. The title "Captured: 1614" alludes to the capture of tribe members by English explorers who were brought back to Europe to be sold as slaves.

In addition to her company's contribution to the design of "Captured: 1614" Paula Peters also joined the committee of Plymouth, 400 Inc. which is a non-profit organization committed to planning a commemoration for the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower in 1620.

In addition to the creation of her company Smoke Sygnals Peters is also the President of a contracting company she founded with her husband, Mark. Wampworx is an environmentally conscious general contracting and consulting company that is owned and operated by Native Americans. Though she has made several endeavors outside the realm of journalism she continues to write. In 2009 Peters presented her work, "Wampanoag Reflections" to the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants in Cohasset, Massachusetts at which she recieved great applause. Peters has written several essays including "A Lesser-Known Atlantic Crossing" and "Epanow's Escape." She has also been published in an anthology of Native American writing from New England. In Dawnland Voices featured are Peters' "Wampanoag Reflections" and "Beware: Not All Terms Are Fair Game".