The Election Committee is seeking volunteers and monitors for the upcoming regular election on Friday, March 26 2021. If interested, please email the Election Committee at Election.Committee@mwtribe-nsn.gov.

The emergence of a variant of the COVID-19 virus in the UK, classified as B.1.1.7, was identified in September and publicized in early December. Reports hold that B117 is 50% - 70% more contagious than our predominant variant now circulating (D614G). Within three months of the variant being identified in the UK it became dominant strain circulating there. Additional variants of concern have emerged internationally: B1351 (South Africa) and Brazil (P1) which are also highly transmissible. An additional variant, B1526, emerged in New York City in November. Its features are being studied.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Department is currently accepting applications and has an ongoing waitlist for the following programs:

1. Rental Subsidy - Financial assistance provided for 24 months up to $300 per month.

2. Home Rehabilitation - Financial assistance will be provided for code violations, health, safety or threat of loss for up to $15,000.

3. First Light Wampanoag Homes Applications – Providing safe and affordable housing for low income individuals.

For more information, please contact the Housing Department at (508) 477-0208 Ext. 104.

The Tribe’s Education Department has organized a Speakers Bureau, comprised of tribal culture-keepers and subject matter experts. Topics are as diverse as the individual members of the bureau, and range from tribal historical perspectives, to colonization, sovereignty, government relations, tribal constitutions and courts, to instructional strategies beneficial to the engagement of tribal students.

Announcing an Offshore Wind careers session "OSW101" on April 24 from 10am-12pm. The event will take place via Zoom. High School students and adults are encouraged to attend.

Join us for a FREE information session to learn about careers and education pathways in the emerging offshore wind industry, happening right here on Cape Cod!

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribes Indian Education Program invites you to attend a Public Hearing for the DOE Title VI Indian Education 2020-21 grant application. The public hearing is an informational opportunity for parents of Native American students attending and educators working in the Barnstable, Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, Wareham, and New Bedford public school districts.

For: Native youth, Grades K-12

Attending: Falmouth, Barnstable, Wareham, Sandwich, New Bedford Schools

In-person and Remote ¨ ALL SUBJECTS ¨ After school

$30/hour ¨ Resume; CORI Required

Need more information? Contact:

Gertrude Hendricks, (774) 208-1455; Gertrude.hendricks@mwtribe-nsn.gov

Cameron Greendeer, (608) 566-7907; cameron.greendeer@mwtribe-nsn.gov

For: Native youth, Grades K-12

Attending: Falmouth, Barnstable, Wareham, Sandwich, New Bedford Schools

In-person¨ READING & MATH ¨ Late Spring/Summer (Due to COVID)

TRAINING PROVIDED in the Alpha II Learning System

CERTIFIED TEACHERS & EDUCATION ASSISTANTS
$30/hour ¨ Resume ¨ CORI Required

Contact: Roxanne Mills Brown (405) 788-1638; roxanne.brown@mwtribe-nsn.gov

Do you know a teen who has a passion for preparedness? FEMA is accepting applications for its 2021 Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). Since 2012, FEMA has brought youth from across the Nation together to serve on the YPC. Each year, teens apply to the YPC for an opportunity to join FEMA in encouraging emergency preparedness. YPC members are selected for two-year terms.