The Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag is a cultural heritage group that claims descendancy from Praying Indians in Massachusetts, including the Massachusett people, an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands.

[2] The Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established under the name "Praying Indians of Natick Mother Village Ut Ponkapog Kah Peantamoonk Otanash Yeshuatribal Council, Inc." in 1996.

[3] The officers of the Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag are as follows: Shawn V. Silva, also known as StrongMedicine Bear, served as director from 1996 to 2019.

[5] She spoke to the Natick School Committee to retire their Native American mascot.

[6] Andrews also officiated the wedding of her son StrongMedicine Bear and WarriorWoman at the historic Eliot Church in Natick, Massachusetts, in 2015.