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Stephanie Fielding
Stephanie “Morning Fire” Fielding is known for her work in linguistics, especially her work in resurrecting the Mohegan language. A member of the Tribal Council of Elders, she lives on the Mohegan reservation in southeastern Connecticut. Fielding holds a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics and anthropology from the University of Connecticut as well as a Master of Science in linguistics from MIT. She often translates English into Mohegan for speakers at Mohegan traditional ceremonies. Her Master's thesis, The Phonology of Mohegan-Pequot(200, includes diary excerpts written in Mohegan from her relative Fidelia Fielding, the last fluent speaker of the Mohegan language . In 2006, Stephanie Fielding published A Modern Mohegan Dictionary . She also created the online Mohegan Language Project , a central part of her efforts to keep her native language alive. Of this project, Fielding states that “the goal is fluency,” and offers links to a Mohegan-English dictionary, phrase book, pronunciation guide, exercises, and an audio option.