Learning a new language has long been a requirement at most American high schools. While the typical offerings include Spanish, French, and Latin, in Mashpee, a small group of students is taking on a language that hasn’t been spoken fluently in centuries. WCAI’s Kathryn Eident has more on the Wôpanâak Language class at Mashpee High School.
The 97th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow will be returning home; dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors will once again enjoy powwow on tribal lands. The annual powwow will be held July, 6, 7 and 8 at the traditional Powwow Grounds located next to the Community and Government Center at 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition to hear a case involving a gambling hall for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), paving the way for the tribe to begin the process of opening an electronic bingo facility on tribal lands in Aquinnah.
The case between the tribe and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah, and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association was “distributed for conference” on Friday.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) is pleased to announce a new project that is devoted to the 660 Young Adult Tribal members ages 18-30 that are almost always left out of tribal programs. How many of the 660 have you ever met in person? This project will hold a couple gatherings so you can meet each other; kind of like speed dating (without the romance) so you can at least check each other out in a no pressure space. After everyone is acquainted THPD wants to know what parts of our history and culture you’re interested in learning more about. A professional graphic designer team will work with a small group of five that you select to create a touch screen portable exhibit. This format will present the possibility of creating a sub-domain website where the 660 group can drive the audience from their home and school computers.
Learning a new language has long been a requirement at most American high schools. While the typical offerings include Spanish, French, and Latin, in Mashpee, a small group of students is taking on a language that hasn’t been spoken fluently in centuries. WCAI’s Kathryn Eident has more on the Wôpanâak Language class at Mashpee High School.
The 97th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow will be returning home; dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors will once again enjoy powwow on tribal lands. The annual powwow will be held July, 6, 7 and 8 at the traditional Powwow Grounds located next to the Community and Government Center at 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition to hear a case involving a gambling hall for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), paving the way for the tribe to begin the process of opening an electronic bingo facility on tribal lands in Aquinnah.
The case between the tribe and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah, and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association was “distributed for conference” on Friday.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) is pleased to announce a new project that is devoted to the 660 Young Adult Tribal members ages 18-30 that are almost always left out of tribal programs. How many of the 660 have you ever met in person? This project will hold a couple gatherings so you can meet each other; kind of like speed dating (without the romance) so you can at least check each other out in a no pressure space. After everyone is acquainted THPD wants to know what parts of our history and culture you’re interested in learning more about. A professional graphic designer team will work with a small group of five that you select to create a touch screen portable exhibit. This format will present the possibility of creating a sub-domain website where the 660 group can drive the audience from their home and school computers.
On Monday, January 29 the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe completed its site transition with the launch of a new responsive website. The new site features a responsive design making the content, video and images view properly on all desktop and mobile devices. The new site, which is largely content driven, provides several blogs, calendars and news features to improve communication.
Tribal Health hosts a series of year-round activities to keep tribal members, family and friends in the community active. Maintaining an active life-style can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease - all diseases that impact Indian Country at a significantly higher rate.
We all know Mashpee Wampanoag men and women can cook and thanks to an upcoming event “The Taste of Mashpee” the public will have a chance to enjoy some of the Tribe’s favorite traditional foods. The tasty event is being organized by the tribal youth and will be held on Saturday, March 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center on Great Neck Road South in Mashpee. The Taste of Mashpee is open to the public.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department, through support from the Building Pathways for Tribal Youth, have organized a week of educational games, fairs and a basketball tournament during February vacation. All of the events, games and activities are free and open to tribal youth in middle school, high school or are college age and will be held at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center.
Wuneekesuq (Good Day!) Nutus8ees Chenoa Peters (My name is Chenoa Peters). I am currently the 2017-2018 Mashpee Wampanoag Pow Wow Princess. As the Princess, I have traveled to many Pow Wow’s here in New England and my goal is to be able to travel to Bermuda to attend the St. David’s Pow Wow in June 2018.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is currently waiting on a decision from the United States Department of Interior on its petition to continue to hold the Tribe’s ancestral homelands in trust. A decision by the Department of Interior is expected to come down sometime in February. While the Tribe remains cautiously optimistic, a year into the Trump Administration has given the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plenty to worry about…with concerns that the Trump Administration’s position towards certain groups will overshadow the strength and merit of the thousands of pages of documents submitted over the past 40 years.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Employment and Training Department is making transportation arrangements for tribal citizens interested in applying to join the Taunton Laborer’s Union. The Laborer’s Union will be accepting applications on March 13. If you need assistance, please contact Employment and Training Program Manager Marnell Cash at (508) 477-0208 ext 161.
Mashpee Chief of Police Scott W. Carline named Brett Calhoun the Officer of the Year. Kevin Frye, who has been on the town’s police department for 24 years, was given the distinguished service medal, and the department welcomed its newest members, officers Bryan Derochea, John Hagerty and John McDonough.
On the last day of Hurricane Season this year, November, 31st the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Emergency Management Department conducted a hurricane themed Table Top Exercise (TTX) through working in close collaboration with staff from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and students from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA).
