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She has a master"s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied with Doctor Kenneth L. Hale.
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She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010. Jessie resides in Mashpee, Massachusetts. According to Wampanoag prophecy, a Wampanoag woman would leave her home to bring back the language and "the children of those who had had a hand in breaking the language cycle would help heal lieutenant"
In 1993, Baird began teaching the Wôpanâak language at tribal sites in Mashpee and Aquinnah.
She is featured in a Public Broadcasting Service documentary on language revival, "We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân", directed by Anne Makepeace.
She also serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council.
