Alicia Mitchell, whose native name is TruthSeeker; Wanaumwnun in Algonquin, carries the legacy of her people as a 13th generation Perry/Crank Clan Descendant. She is a proud member of the Watuppa (Troy) Pocasset Indians of the Wampanoag Nation and today holds the honor of serving as the Stewardess of the Perry Homestead on Indian Town Road in the Watuppa Reservation. Her family has remained on this sacred land in an unbroken line of occupancy since before the founding of the United States, keeping alive traditions rooted deeply in place and spirit.
TruthSeeker, Wanaumwnun is the great-great-great granddaughter of Dr. William P.P. Perry, a respected shaman and medicine man of the 19th century. His was the last Watuppa (Troy) Pocasset burial in their ancestral grounds near North Watuppa Pond, where generations rest in sacred connection to the land.
Alongside her sister Monique, whose native name is She Who Has Strong Thunder, Alicia is planting seeds for the future through their non-profit, Donna’s Daughters Apothecary and Healing Center, opening in 2025. Their vision is to bring back the traditional medicines and healing practices of their ancestors, weaving the wisdom of the past into the needs of the present.
Walking the path of both student and steward, Alicia will graduate in Spring 2026 with a degree in Sustainable Agriculture from Bristol Community College, while also studying to become a Certified Herbalist. With this knowledge, she is working to restore her family’s farm into a living source of nourishment and medicine — a place where traditional plants will once again grow and healing will return to the land and her people.

Diogo Lima (b. 1993, São Miguel) is a Portuguese director and editor whose work spans fiction, documentary, and advertising. Often rooted in humor, his projects frequently explore the specificities of being Azorean. His credits include the documentary AZ-RAP: Sons of the Wind, the web series Sou Menino Para Ir (FOX Comedy, RTP1), and the short fiction film The Last Days of Emanuel Raposo.

Evelyn Rydz works across drawing, site-responsive installations, and community projects to reimagine our relationships with the natural world and with each other. Her practice explores connections between bodies of water, personal histories, consumer cycles, and threats to natural and cultural ecosystems.

Rydz has collaborated on community projects with the University of Massachusetts, ICA Watershed, Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art, and MIT List Visual Arts Center. Rydz is a Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Henrique Furtado Ferreira, born in 1981 in Ponta Delgada, Azores, and known as DJ Milhafre, balances his day job with his passion as a DJ, collector, and researcher. He released Calafonas: Music from the Azorean and Portuguese Diaspora (1970s–1980s), a compilation featuring musical gems rediscovered from the Luso-American past. His multiple facets are part of the same universe, where culture, music, and identity intertwine.