This session of the Writing About Place workshop will feature guest writer Wanda Hopkins, a citizen of the Narragansett Indian Tribal Nation, culture bearers, and writer. She has served in tribal government, ministered at the Narragansett Indian Church for over 25 years, and serves as a Native American community advisor to the University of Rhode Island and the Tomaquag Museum. She has shared her knowledge and perspective with churches, schools, and civic organizations throughout Rhode Island, across the United States, and in Canada. Her future research includes documenting the lives of her Narragansett relatives interred at the historic Babcock Cemetery in Hopkinton, R.I. This workshop will include writer reflections, discussion, and writing exploration centered on place, lived experience, and relationship to place. Participants will be invited to engage through listening, reflection, and optional writing exercises in a supportive setting.