Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel

Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel grew up on the home site of Reverend Samson Occom, one of the first Christian American Indian ministers. trained the young Zobel in tribal oral traditions, beliefs and sacred practices. In 2012, Tantaquidgeon Zobel earned the degree of M.F.A. from Fairfield University. ==Career==

Zobel has served as the storyteller of the Mohegan Tribe and traveled all throughout New England. She also won a national award for The Accomac Business Model. The contest, called "Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery & Opportunity," was sponsored by the Alaska Federation of Natives, in partnership with the National Congress of American Indians and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. In 2024, Zobel was elected to the Mohegan Council of Elders, and internally appointed as Vice-Chairwoman. == Personal life ==

Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel lives in Connecticut. ==Publications==

• Wabanaki Blues. Poisoned Pencil, 2015. • Fire Hollow. Raven's Wing Books, 2010. • Makiawisug: The Gift of the Little People. Little People Pubns, 1997; • Medicine Trail: The Life and Lessons of Gladys Tantaquidgeon. University of Arizona Press, 2000. • Oracles: A Novel. University of New Mexico Press, 2004; • The Road to Elsewhere. Scribes Valley Publishing; First edition, 2009; • The Lasting of the Mohegans: Part I, The Story of the Wolf People. The Mohegan Tribe, 1995; ASIN B0006QGXTK ==References==