Robert Peters

Robert Peters is a Mashpee Wampanoag Artist, Poet, and Author. He published his first book “Da Goodie Monsta” in the fall of 2009. He released Thirteen Moons Calendar A Meditation on Indigenous Life in 2015 and again in 2020. “Thirteen Moons” is accompanied by poetry, essays and thoughts - written over a span of twenty years. It was created to promote understanding and healing among indigenous people everywhere. 

Robert was commissioned to work on three murals in 2021 and he is currently working on two screenplays and a stage play. 

Robert’s family moved to the Wampanoag home land of Mashpee when he was ten. Here his father Russell entered a life-long battle to regain land and sovereignty for the Mashpee Wampanoag People. As a child, Robert witnessed the 1976 Wampanoag Indian land claim, trial and the tribe’s quest for Federal Recognition. Robert retired from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority after 24 years of service. During this period, he observed the culture of Boston’s subway system working as a motorman, union steward and at times a civil rights activist on the MBTA’s Orange Line. He drew pictures, took notes and made commentary. 

Today Robert continues writing, painting, and working with youth. He is a fire keeper and a keeper of oral tradition.