July 2021 Mittark
Election Notice to All Enrolled Tribal Members: Vote July 11
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Election Committee extends notice to all Enrolled Tribal Members that the special election for two Tribal Council seats will be held on Sunday, July 11, 2021 (the "Election Day"). Enrolled Tribal Members who will turn 18 years of age on or before Election Day are eligible to vote in the special election. If you are not a registered voter, then you are required to complete a Voter Registration Form in order to vote at the special election.
A list of currently registered voters is posted at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Community & Government Center."
The Voter Registration Form can be obtained at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Community & Government Center, located at 483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee, MA 02649 during regular business hours. All enrolled and eligible Tribal members are allowed to register on or before the Election Day.
The results of the Election will be posted at: 1) the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Community & Government Center, 483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee, MA 02649; and 2) on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe official website on Sunday, July 11, 2021.
The Tribal Election will be held for the seats of two Tribal Council Members.
As Treasurer, I am committed to a service of transparency, and the engagement of tribal citizens in meaningful consultations and decision making, that most affect their lives.
Our mission is to deliver consecutive years of clean audits while building, maintaining, and administering financial accounting and management information systems that provide complete, accurate, and timely information about all economic activities of the tribe. This very mission requires a closer profile, and assessing the organization as a whole requires deciding what type of organization we're striving to be and requires a vision of how we get there. A broader approach over the organization is necessary, and it's most effective when we leverage employee input, in the design of their workflow, with highly competent leadership that aligns our goals with those we serve.
Vacancies of the Treasurer's office, and the employment layoffs in 2017-2020 of critical positions (comptroller, finance manager, human resource manager, key accounting staff, and tribal Administrator) and the reduction in general fund revenue, are some of the major causes for the tribe's finances to have reached the present state.
The tribe has invested in the continued services of Jackson & Lewis, working with CBIZ (attorneys for subpoenas), Walker and Armstrong, auditors) and along with REDW (accounting consultants), our team of professionals working with myself and MWTC to secure our financial health and department integrity.
100th Homecoming July 3 at Pawâw Grounds
Our Powwow Committee has organized a traditional social that is not open to the public. Tribal citizens, their families, and tribal citizens from our neighboring tribes are invited to join us during our 100th Annual Homecoming. In keeping with our traditions, there will not be any dance or drum competitions. Our drummers and dancers will not be required to participate in a set schedule and may dance and drum at any time. Honor dances are welcome at any time.
The social is held rain or shine with no rain date.
There will be no vendors or canopies. A ham and bean dinner will be served with hot dogs for kids.
There will not be a Sly Fox Muhsh8n race due to the poor health of our waterways, and there will be no scheduled naming ceremony.
Our Fire Ball Carrier is David Pocknett. Please reach out to our ball carrier with any questions about this sacred medicine.
For more information about our social, please contact chairwoman Winona Hendricks at (774) 521-5029.
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