Larry Spotted Crow Mann is a citizen of the Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts.
He is an award winning writer, poet, cultural educator, Traditional Story Teller, tribal drummer /dancer and motivational speaker involving youth sobriety, cultural and environmental awareness.
Mann is co-director of the Ohketeau Cultural Center and Founder of the Native Youth Empowerment Foundation.
He is also a former board member of the Nipmuk Cultural Preservation ,which is an organization set up to promote the cultural, social and spiritual needs of Nipmuc people as well an educational resource of Native American studies.
Mann also serves as a Review Committee Member, at The Native American Poets Project at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.
He travels throughout the United States, Canada and parts of Europe to schools, colleges, pow wows and other organizations sharing the music, culture and history of Nipmuc people. He has also given lectures at universities throughout New England on issues ranging from Native American Sovereignty to Identity.
In 2010 his poetry was a winner in the Memscapes Journal of Fine Arts.
2013 his poetry was nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Mann's first book, Tales From the Whispering Basket, is internationally acclaimed and has received excellent reviews.
Mann’s second book , The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving , the 2015 Native American WordCraft Circle of Honors winner. Scholars, students and everyday readers are calling it one of the best books they have ever read.
And Mann's latest book Drumming & Dreaming, a spectacular collection of Nipmuc Legends shared through the Voice of Crow and Bear. Some of the Stories in Drumming & Dreaming will be featured in a state-wide curriculum across Massachusetts as part of a Life Skills Training for teacher and student; for alcohol/ drug prevention in Native American teens.
Another very important part of Mann's work has been advocating for drug and alcohol prevention In Native American Teens. This is certainly an issue for all youth but by far Native American teens have one of the highest rates of drug and alcohol problems which has lead to a staggering level of teen suicide.
Mann, along with other Native American leaders worked in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to create a booklet as a resource for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse.
Click on the cultural outreach page to get a copy.
Larry Spotted Crow Mann was applauded for his role in the PBS Native American film We shall Remain, directed by Chris Eyre.
Also featured in two documentaries- Winner of the NPS 2007 Award for Interpretive Media: Living in Two Worlds, Native American Experiences on the Boston Harbor Islands,
And First Patriots, produced by Aaron Cadieux.
Furthermore he has worked in the field of human services for over 10 years, mostly in the field of mental health and helping at risk youth.
Protecting the environment:
Worked with Tribal, federal and state agencies to preserve land and wildlife: notably Atlantic Salmon .
Music:
The Drum, which is the Heartbeat of Mother Earth holds a special place for Mann. Mann, along with his sons and cousins formed the Native American Drum Group, Quabbin Lake Singers in 2000. The group composed their first CD entitled ‘Young Hearts Old Traditions’ in 2004, recorded by Sharp Recording Studio®
Mann Continues singing with Hand Drum , or Water Drum style for many social and spiritual occasions.
* Publishing’s include the Memescapes Journal of Fine Arts at Quinsigamond College.
* Indian Country Today Magazine
* Contributing work in the book by Margaret Barton, New England on Fire , and
* Dawn Land Voices: Native American Anthology of New England : University of Nebraska Press
Mann's poetry and quotes have been included in:
* Go Green Conference for the Medical Services Administration of Puerto Rico
* WordCraft Circle of Native American Writers
* Circle Tied to Mother Earth
* My Heart Is Red Project: A journey across the United States and Canada of photography and video of Native Americans, by Mayoke photography.
Contact: [email protected]
He is an award winning writer, poet, cultural educator, Traditional Story Teller, tribal drummer /dancer and motivational speaker involving youth sobriety, cultural and environmental awareness.
Mann is co-director of the Ohketeau Cultural Center and Founder of the Native Youth Empowerment Foundation.
He is also a former board member of the Nipmuk Cultural Preservation ,which is an organization set up to promote the cultural, social and spiritual needs of Nipmuc people as well an educational resource of Native American studies.
Mann also serves as a Review Committee Member, at The Native American Poets Project at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.
He travels throughout the United States, Canada and parts of Europe to schools, colleges, pow wows and other organizations sharing the music, culture and history of Nipmuc people. He has also given lectures at universities throughout New England on issues ranging from Native American Sovereignty to Identity.
In 2010 his poetry was a winner in the Memscapes Journal of Fine Arts.
2013 his poetry was nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Mann's first book, Tales From the Whispering Basket, is internationally acclaimed and has received excellent reviews.
Mann’s second book , The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving , the 2015 Native American WordCraft Circle of Honors winner. Scholars, students and everyday readers are calling it one of the best books they have ever read.
And Mann's latest book Drumming & Dreaming, a spectacular collection of Nipmuc Legends shared through the Voice of Crow and Bear. Some of the Stories in Drumming & Dreaming will be featured in a state-wide curriculum across Massachusetts as part of a Life Skills Training for teacher and student; for alcohol/ drug prevention in Native American teens.
Another very important part of Mann's work has been advocating for drug and alcohol prevention In Native American Teens. This is certainly an issue for all youth but by far Native American teens have one of the highest rates of drug and alcohol problems which has lead to a staggering level of teen suicide.
Mann, along with other Native American leaders worked in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to create a booklet as a resource for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse.
Click on the cultural outreach page to get a copy.
Larry Spotted Crow Mann was applauded for his role in the PBS Native American film We shall Remain, directed by Chris Eyre.
Also featured in two documentaries- Winner of the NPS 2007 Award for Interpretive Media: Living in Two Worlds, Native American Experiences on the Boston Harbor Islands,
And First Patriots, produced by Aaron Cadieux.
Furthermore he has worked in the field of human services for over 10 years, mostly in the field of mental health and helping at risk youth.
Protecting the environment:
Worked with Tribal, federal and state agencies to preserve land and wildlife: notably Atlantic Salmon .
Music:
The Drum, which is the Heartbeat of Mother Earth holds a special place for Mann. Mann, along with his sons and cousins formed the Native American Drum Group, Quabbin Lake Singers in 2000. The group composed their first CD entitled ‘Young Hearts Old Traditions’ in 2004, recorded by Sharp Recording Studio®
Mann Continues singing with Hand Drum , or Water Drum style for many social and spiritual occasions.
* Publishing’s include the Memescapes Journal of Fine Arts at Quinsigamond College.
* Indian Country Today Magazine
* Contributing work in the book by Margaret Barton, New England on Fire , and
* Dawn Land Voices: Native American Anthology of New England : University of Nebraska Press
Mann's poetry and quotes have been included in:
* Go Green Conference for the Medical Services Administration of Puerto Rico
* WordCraft Circle of Native American Writers
* Circle Tied to Mother Earth
* My Heart Is Red Project: A journey across the United States and Canada of photography and video of Native Americans, by Mayoke photography.
Contact: [email protected]
