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 Fairhaven Recreation Center will host a Free Healthy Aging Fair on Friday, May 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To assist tribal members, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Transportation Department will provide transportation to anyone that is interested in attending.

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”

Following an 8-week regalia-making workshop that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department hosted for students and parents in the Wareham district, students unveiled their work at the Wareham Public School International Night.

On March 5 the NYCP grant funded program Career Pathways took a group of tribal students to visit the school of Dentistry at Harvard and the Linguistics Department at MIT. Both programs have strong native ties with Vice Chairwoman Jessie little doe Baird graduating from MIT’s linguistics program and now her daughter Tracy is attending the same program.

Dr. Warren has served as the Indian Health Services Dentist at the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit from the beginning. He first joined the clinic in 2013 and has helped to develop services that improved oral hygiene in the community. His last week at the Dental Clinic will be June 10-14.

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.

Chyla Hendricks inducted into the National Honor Society Alpha Lambda Delta for earning a GPA of 3.5 or better during her first semester of studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston where she studies nursing. Chyla is the daughter of Missy and Carlton Hendricks.

Paris Widdiss-Hendricks, 2017-2018 Little Miss Wampanoag, was recognized on March 19 by the Mashpee Public School District at the annual Honor Roll Breakfast for making the honor roll in term 2. Paris is an active citizen of the tribe and in 2018 organized a successful fundraiser for tribal youth living on the Pine-Ridge Reservation. Congratulations on the great work, Paris.

The Powwow Committee have posted vendor applications on the Tribe’s website. Applications for craft vendors, food vendors, and nonprofits may be downloaded online at www.mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov/powwow. The Powwow Committee is also accepting applications for employment. For more details, please contact the Powwow Committee Tribal Council Liaison Brian Weeden at brian.weeden@mwtribe-nsn.gov or at (508) 477-0208 Ext. 119.

Wampanoag New Year Celebration - Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Indian Meeting House. Following the celebration, a Potluck luncheon will be held at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center.

If you have a student in Barnstable, Falmouth, Sandwich, Wareham or the New Bedford school system, please make sure you have completed a 506 Title VII Indian Education Student Eligibility Certification Form. It’s important that each school has an accurate count of Native students enrolled to obtain proper funding. You may obtain a copy of the form at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Indian Education Department.