Are you a registered voter in the town of Mashpee? The annual town meeting is taking place on Monday, October 16th at Mashpee High School, and there will be important articles on the town warrant. One being the transfer of ownership of 12 Acres to the tribe for the purposes of establishing a pre-contact Wampanoag homesite.

The Youth Advisory Committee is hosting an information session for tribal youth who may be interested in joining Youth Council. All interested tribal youth and their families are invited to learn about Youth Council from current and past members. Youth council is open to tribal members ages 13-21. This is a great way for tribal youth to get more involved and give back to their community. For more information, please contact mwtyouthadvisory@gmail.com.

The Mashpee Wampanoag ICWA Department will once again host a series of Sacred Parenting workshops. Workshops. Receive $40 for each session you attend and a sacred parenting box with crafting supplies. Classes are held via zoom.

Vineyard Offshore, in partnership with the Bristol Community College Foundation, is pleased to announce a special fund for Wampanoag tribal citizens who are interested in earning a certificate or associate degree in Offshore Wind to pursue a career in this exciting new field. Bristol Community College has several educational pathways for offshore wind education that include full tuition scholarships.

This summer, Santuit Pond has been unswimmable for five weeks, according to town officials. But the problem has persisted for decades. Pocknett said, to him, the pond is dead. “You know, for 20-something years, I can't eat fish [from here],” he said. “That's my favorite thing to do, is catch fish.”

The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts honored tribal elder Ramona Peters last month as the 2023 recipient of the compact's Ansel B. Chaplin Award for Excellence in Open Space Protection. In 2012 she founded the Native Land Conservancy (NLC), the first land trust east of the Mississippi governed by Native Americans. In its first decade, NLC has protected 100+ acres in eastern Massachusetts

This survey aims to learn about people’s understanding of the current Massachusetts state seal and opinions about design features of a future seal. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Boston are working on this project the Special Commission Relative to the Seal and Motto. We hope you take the time to participate.  

Seven years after the Aquinnah Shop Restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard was sold outside the Wampanoag Tribe, a Mashpee-based Native land conservation group has bought the restaurant and surrounding land for $2 million, with plans to return the land in perpetuity to the Aquinnah Wampanoag.

ArtsEmerson welcomes all Indigenous peoples to see We Are the Land in Boston from September 29th – September 30th. We Are The Land is part pageant, part play, where audiences hear directly from Wampanoag people telling Wampanoag stories. All tribal members can use the code KINSHIP at checkout for up to four complimentary tickets to either performance.

The Office for Victims of Crime is organizing an Orange Shirt Day event on Saturday, September 30th at the Mashpee Rotary from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Orange Shirt Day (aka National Day for Truth & Reconciliation), is a day to honor the 150,000 plus victims of American Indian Boarding Schools.

The Southeast Small Business Development Center will host a Lenders Roundtable at the Community and Government Center on Wednesday, September 20th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This event will share information and match small businesses up with bankers.

The Federal Communications Commission is taking applications for its Affordable Connectivity Program. Those who qualify can save up to $30 a month on their internet bill and up to $75 off if they live in tribal housing.

The US Veterans Affairs Department will host a veterans clinic on September 21st from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Community and Government Center. The event is open to tribal and non-tribal veterans and will help veterans with VA benefit claims, processing benefit claims, and answering questions about veterans benefits, in a private one-on-one meeting.