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December 30, 2004

Wampanoags Ask High Court to Reconsider Sovereignty Case

James Kinsella
Wampanoags Ask High Court to Reconsider Sovereignty Case By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has asked the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) to reconsider a case freighted with long-term implications for the tribe's sovereignty and land use powers. The tribe's attorney, Douglas J. Luckerman of Lexington, filed the motion last Thursday with the SJC, the highest court in Massachusetts. On Dec. 9, the SJC ruled against the tribe in the case.
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February 3, 2005

State High Court Denies Wampanoags New Trial; Federal Petition Readied

Julia Wells
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has denied a petition by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to hold a new hearing on the much-watched sovereignty case, closing the door on the last
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May 19, 2005

Wampanoags Seek High Court Delay

Chris Burrell
Leaders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) now have until July 2 to decide whether they will try to convince the United States Supreme Court to hear their appeal of the much-watched case over tribal sovereignty.
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July 7, 2005

Wampanoag Tribe Drops Appeal in Federal court; State High Ruling Prevails

James Kinsella
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) announced this week that it will not appeal the landmark sovereignty case to the United States Supreme Court. The decision means that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decision from late last year will be allowed to stand, and the case will now return to the superior court for a remedy.
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March 30, 2006

Wampanoag Tribe Will Apply for Aquinnah Building Permits

Ian Fein
Closing a chapter in the landmark sovereignty case, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) this week agreed to submit town permit applications for the shed and pier it built on Menemsha Pond in 2001. The announcement comes at a time of renewed cooperation and communication between the town and tribe, and marks a significant moment in the long-running case that has garnered widespread attention and reached the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Menemsha Pond
April 27, 2006

Town, Wampanoag Tribe Find Hopeful Consensus on Land Use Permitting

Ian Fein
Resurrecting hopes for a peaceful accord in the small town of Aquinnah, town and tribal officials this week embraced a revised intergovernmental land use agreement and pledged to bring it before th
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July 10, 2006

Town, Tribe Collaborate on Kids Summer Camp

Ian Fein
Sitting in a circle on the floor of tribal headquarters in Aquinnah yesterday, roughly 20 town children were talking about the history of whaling when the conversation quickly turned to how excited
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Summer camps
August 17, 2006

Land Use Memorandum Spans Two Governments: Town and Wampanoags

Ian Fein
Marking a potentially historic moment for town-tribal relations, Aquinnah voters next week will decide whether to adopt an untested land use agreement that bridges two governments: the town and the
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September 4, 2006

Town, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Trace Their Disputes Across Decades

Ian Fein
Roughly three decades ago a country lawyer from Maine unearthed a forgotten 18th-century federal law and sparked a series of large Indian land claims that led to federal recognition for a number of tribes throughout the Northeast, including the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
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April 12, 2007

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Marks Recognition Anniversary

Ian Fein
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Marks Recognition Anniversary By IAN FEIN When the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) broke ground on a community center building in the spring of 2004, tribal leaders envisioned it as an important gathering place, and said young members would be shooting hoops inside the new gymnasium by the end of the summer. Three years later, the building is still unoccupied, sitting half-finished on tribal lands.
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September 6, 2007

Drum Beat Calls Ivy Leaguers, Islanders to Powwow at Cliffs

Jack Shea
The third annual Aquinnah Youth Powwow on Sunday will have an Ivy League flavor. Not that Polos and Dockers will replace traditional breech clouts and jingle dresses, but this year the event, hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), will include 120 graduate students from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, courtesy of Tobias Vanderhoop, a prime mover in this event produced by tribal young people.
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Powwows
October 25, 2007
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Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Joins Seneca Nation in Bid to Build Casino

Jack Shea
BOSTON — The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) publicly stepped back into the casino game this week, as tribal leaders formally announced that they have formed a business partnership with Seneca Nation, an upstate New York tribe that owns and operates three successful casinos. Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal chairman Donald Widdiss announced the partnership at a press conference at the Omni Parker House in Boston late Wednesday morning, although news of the partnership had been reported in the regional print press early this month.
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