Order of Service

“Complexity and Balance in Spirituality”
Shinn Service

Jordan T. Clark, Executive Director, Harvard University Native American Program, preaching

Jordan Clark will talk will speak about the fundamental principles of balancing Wampanoag spiritual practice and western/Christian practice. He will share how that duality and complexity inform how he navigates the world around him and how it manifests in his life and work. Jordan will explore his core fundamental beliefs, the braided histories of the region, and the intersection of colonial and Christian structures on Regional Native Nations.

Jordan Clark is an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, located on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Jordan has an undergraduate degree in Political Science and an M.A. in International Affairs with a focus in Governance and Rights. In his role as the Executive Director of the Harvard University Native American Program, Jordan oversees an administrative team that is focused on recruitment and outreach, direct support of students, faculty, and staff, University programming, public programming, and tribal diplomacy. Prior to joining HUNAP, Jordan was the Director of Community Programs for Equity and Inclusion at The Cambridge School of Weston, MA. and was also faculty in the History Department at CSW, focusing on Native American Studies, African American History, the History of Mass Incarceration, and the development of Race in America. Jordan ran afterschool programs for youth in the South Bronx and is the co-founder of The Babel Project, a documentary film and activism organization, teaching youth around the world how to tell their stories and affect change in their communities. Jordan’s dedication to empowering young people to benefit community, is central in his spirituality and values to how he navigates the world around him.