Stephanie Fielding

Stephanie Fielding
Stephanie Fielding
Born	Stephanie Mugford Fielding
Nationality	Mohegan, American
Other names	Morning Fire; Yôpôwi Yoht;
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS); University of Connecticut (BA);
Occupation(s)	Linguist, teacher, writer, editor, graphic artist, radio announcer
Known for	Reconstruction of the Mohegan language
Notable work	A Modern Mohegan Dictionary (2006);
Board member of	Norwich Community Development Corp.; Endangered Language Fund;
Relatives	Fidelia Fielding (Great-great-great-aunt)

Stephanie "Morning Fire" Fielding (Mohegan: Yôpôwi Yoht) is a Mohegan linguist. Her work focuses on the resurrection and revitalization of the Mohegan language. During the 2017-2018 academic year, she was a Presidential Fellow and lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Yale University. Fielding lives on the Mohegan reservation in southeastern Connecticut, in Uncasville.