Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

2021

December 29, 2021

Vineyard Tribe Applauds U.S. Interior Decision for Mashpee

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The recent decision to reaffirm some 170 acres of land owned by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe as a federal trust is welcome news to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.

2020

May 5, 2020

Sovereignty Under Threat, Mashpee Tribe Says

Louisa Hufstader
Wampanoag history
West Tisbury Congregational Church
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

More than 100 people signed on for an internet videoconference with the chairman and vice chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Cedric Cromwell and Jessie Little Doe Baird, Monday afternoon.

April 2, 2020

Abrupt Action by Federal Government Puts Mashpee Casino Project in Jeopardy

Noah Asimow
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Casinos
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
A recent decision by the federal government to take some 300 acres of Mashpee Wampanoag land out of federal trust does not affect the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), but it speaks volumes about the political climate currently facing native peoples across the country, tribal chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais said this week

2019

November 21, 2019

Holiday Meal Origins Hold Some Hard Truths

Will Sennott
Thanksgiving
Sassafras Earth Education
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, two members of the Wampanoag Tribe held a gathering on Saturday entitled The Thanksgiving Myth Busted.

2012

December 20, 2012

Casino Rights Argued in U.S. Court

Stephen Kurkjian
Casinos
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The attorney for the Wampanoag Tribe of Mashpee told a federal judge in Boston Monday that the tribe is in active negotiations with Gov. Deval Patrick over a compact that will allow it to open a casino in Taunton by 2014. Howard M. Cooper said the Mashpee Wampanoags hoped to complete negotiations with state in less than 60 days and submit the proposed agreement to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs for needed ratification.
July 30, 2012

Governor Signs Casino Compact for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Remy Tumin
Casinos
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Gov. Deval Patrick signed a compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe on Monday, cementing a deal to grant the Mashpee tribe an exclusive casino license for southeastern Massachusetts over the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

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