The Mashpee Wampanoag Education Department is pleased to offer a 4-day April camp for kids between the grades of 1 and 6. The fun-filled camp will coincide with the public school break and will be held April 15 to April 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

A few weeks ago the Tribe was notified that it had been accepted into a program that will not only streamline the grant management process; eventually saving a significant amount of time and money, but in addition, open the Tribe up to new grants that provide the Tribe with increased employment opportunities and increased funding on the existing 477 grant programs.  The 477 Program that the Tribe will officially enter into on July 1 will allow Operations to consolidate up to thirteen different programs from the Department of Interior, Department of Labor, Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services into a single plan. Marnell Cash, WIOA manager, is the Tribe’s lead 477 plan manager, supported by the Education Director, Roxanne Mills Brown. 

Applications for the Housing Lottery closed on Friday, March 29 at 2:00 PM. All completed applications have been included in the housing lottery. All incomplete applications have been placed on a wait list. The Housing Lottery Drawing will be held on Sunday, April 14 at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center, prior to the April General Tribal Membership Meeting.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Department respectfully requests that all tribal members refrain from entering the construction site at Meetinghouse Road. We realize this is an exciting endeavor for our members; however, all precautions are required to ensure safety during construction.

In preparation of this year’s Graduation Brunch on Sunday, June 23, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department requests contact information for all Mashpee Wampanoag and Native American High School and College students that are graduating in May /June 2019. It is incumbent on the graduates family and friends to provide this information so that recognition may be extended. The following information is requested by April 15.

$20.00 **** Cash Only **** for everyone except Elders who are 55 and over

NO SPOUSAL ID CARDS ARE OFFERED

Hours for ID Cards: Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. no later

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department Career Pathways for Tribal Youth will wrap up its series of college tours over April vacation for high school juniors and seniors and a parent or guardian. The College tours include transportation to and from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center, hotel stay and a per diem provided for the student and 1 parent/legal guardian.

Requesting to use the Old Indian Meeting House or the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum from the Historic Preservation Department just got a lot easier. You may now visit the Historic Preservation Department page on the website and complete an online form to request use of the space.

Please join the Garden Club on Thursday, May 30 at 1:00 PM in front of the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit (located behind the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center) for their annual planting. All of the necessary plants, seeds and equipment will be available.

Nutrition Services Manager Donald Peters has organized a free hearing screening for tribal members on Tuesday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center. To schedule a hearing, please contact Donald Peters at Donald.peters@mwtribe-nsn.gov or call (508) 477-0208 ext 117.

The objective of a Long Range Transportation Plan is to develop a plan for providing transportation facilities that will enable tribal leaders to take advantage of desirable economic opportunities, protect reservation resources, strengthen cultural traditions, promote self-sufficiency and sustainable development, and enhance the use of the reservation’s land by its residents

Did you know There are 400+ tribal members that we do not have contact information for?

Some Grant and Funding requests cannot count them without an address. We could be losing money if we can’t count them. The U.S. 2010 Census did not include Mashpee Wampanoag as a tribe. Taking the 2020 Census has important potential to increase our funding. Additional funds came into Housing in 2017 because we updated membership numbers with HUD. U.S. 2020 Census is important for you to complete, “Shape our Future. Start Here”

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Archives is in need of people from the past, and present to submit photos of tribal members.  What we are asking for are photos to go along with names that we already have captured in our database.  So please contact Denise Kersey, Archivist Apprentice, at 508-477-0208 ext. 196, to schedule a time that we can scan your photo.  We will only need to scan your picture and will not keep it.  The whole process will take at most 15 minutes.  Thank you in advance for helping us grow our database.