Mass Humanities proudly announced last month that their inaugural Massachusetts Storyteller Award will be presented to the Tribe, represented by THPO David Weeden, for the ongoing work to weave together storytelling and the urgency of climate action.
WLRP Summer Class List
All Our Relations: Art of the Wampanoag Nation
Race Amity Day June 8th
Request for Proposal - Catering
Honoring Our Graduates
Congratulations to the class of 2025! If you or someone you know is graduating and would like to be featured in the Mittark, please send submissions to sassamin.weeden@mwtribe-nsn.gov.
Mason Amari Hendricks graduated with his Bachelor of Science Psychology from Umass Dartmouth on May 16, 2025. Mason is the single father of Giavanna Francis Hendricks. He is the son of Jody Santagate and Great grandson of Francis “Sistah” Hendricks. He is the grandson of the late “Big Larry” Hendricks and the older brother to Junie and Xavier. Mason is the face of perseverance. Despite sustaining serious injuries from an accident last year, he was determined to finish class on time and show his daughter that you never give up. He took his finals from the ICU and made the Deans list. Mason plans to continue on to work on his masters, then Doctrate. His area of passion is to work with ICWA and help tribal youth.
Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit Pharmacy Mail-Out Program
WLRP Language Immersion Camp
Pottery with Nosapocket
The Native Land Conservancy is hosting another pottery class with Tribal Elder and Artisan Ramona Peters. This 3-day hands on workshop will take place on July 15th,16th, and 17th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Native Land Conservancy in Mashpee. For more information on availability, please contact paula@nativelandconservancy.org.
POH Camp Applications Open
Ryan Michael Hendricks Memorial Basketball Tournament
Tribal Cultural Resource Monitor Field School Training Opportunity
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Historic Preservation Department (THPD) is pleased to announce an upcoming Tribal Cultural Resource Monitor (TCRM) Field School Training opportunity this June. This training is designed to build internal capacity and provide hands-on experience in archaeological field methods, cultural site identification, monitoring protocols, lab processing of finds, post processing collected items, GIS data collection and site surveying.
Requests for Proposal - Mashpee Wampanoag Attaquin House (Seeking Project Architect and Owner's Representative)
The Tribe is seeking a Project Architect/Architect of Record (Project Architect) to provide Construction level drawings for the restoration of the historic Attaquin House. We are also seeking an Owner’s Representative for the restoration of the House. This historic structure was built in 1849, thus this project requires a unique understanding of historic preservation and the rehabilitation treatment of this period building.
Tracy Kelley and Camille Madison Serve the Town of Mashpee
We want to share in congratulating Wampanoag Citizens Tracy Kelley (Mashpee Wampanoag) and Camille Madison (Aquinnah Wampanoag) on their appointments to the Mashpee Select Board and the Mashpee School Committee. Kutâpatunumuw for your willingness to serve the residents of Mashpee. This is an important win for both the town and our tribal communities!
IHS Hires New Physician - Welcoming Dr. Jennifer Aucoin
Opportunities for Tribal Youth
Small Business Legal Support Workshop and Info Session
Join BizGrow at the Community and Government Center on Monday, June 9th at 5:30 PM to learn more about free legal support for your small business. They will cover key legal considerations throughout your business journey. All TERO Certified Business Invited. Please take advantage of this opportunity.
Call for Contributions: “Garden of Memories” Community Archiving Project Continues This Spring
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) is seeking community support of our Tribal archive, which documents our shared community heritage.
Over the past year, we had an opportunity for the community to contribute their personal histories to the Tribal Archive. In collaboration with UMass Boston, MWT Archives and Tribal community members are continuing this work to create a digital collection of individual and family stories to help preserve communal shared histories of our Tribal members for the future generations.
Basketball Open Gym Thursday Nights
Tour Camp Edwards
Camp Edwards, on Joint Base Cape Cod, is hosting tours of the training area during 2025.
This is an opportunity for attendees to see and learn firsthand about the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s mission to train Soldiers, its role as stewards of Camp Edwards’ natural resources, and the clean up of groundwater resources.
