Youth during a visit to the University of Maine Native American Program and the Passamaquoddy reservation and cultural festival in last year.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department has organized several education and culture based programs for the summer and fall of 2019 for tribal students. These events are made possible thanks to the NYCP Grant funding.

Summer programs include the following:

August 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Canoeing at Mashpee Pond

August 1 – 4: Eastern Native Youth Food Sovereignty Summit, Presque Isle, Maine

August 7 – 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at MWTCGC: Financial and Time Management Workshops and Basketball Tournament

August 15 - 20: Canoe Trip to Passamaquoddy Land in Maine: St. Croix River

INTERNSHIPS: $750/50 hours - Tribal Natural Resource Dept. and Museum internships available

Fall programs include the following:

September 10: Tufts University admissions director student and parent session on creating college lists, applications, essays, financial aid

September 18: UMass Dartmouth student and parent session on College Now/START Admissions Program

October 25 - 26: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine campus visit and Upward Bound Program

September 23 – 26: Food Sovereignty Summit, Green Bay, WI

Life Skills Workshops (ie. getting ids)

October 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: SAT prep with pizza

October 7: UMass Dartmouth college tour

October 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: SAT prep with pizza

November 9 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon: Outdoor skills and lunch with Chiefy

December 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: SAT prep with pizza

Two Saturdays in October/November: Outdoor skills

Date TBA: Visit to Cape Cod Community College

November 17: Eastham 400 Youth Forum