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.

MWT has entered phase 3 of the MWT Vaccination program and has expanded who can get vaccinated for Covid-19.

IHS will now schedule:

• Young adults (ages 18 and over)

• Workers in occupations important to society functioning not included in Phase 1 or 2

• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Spouses and household members

• Non-Mashpee Tribal members eligible for direct services

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.

Positive Covid case increases through the dates of 1/29/21 - 2/26/21

• 16 positive Covid cases tested at the Mashpee Health Service Unit (IHS)

• 2,101 positive Covid cases tested in Barnstable County

• 55,716 positive Covid cases tested in Massachusetts

The Mashpee Wampanoag Food Pantry, located at the Community and Government Center, is now open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Currently, First Light Wampanoag Homes have welcomed 24 residents. The move-ins are 14 elders and 10 families, for a total of 24 occupied units. There are 10 units waiting for appliances to arrive, which the delay is standard in the construction industry right now due to COVID. Once the appliances arrive, the 10 families will move in. That leaves 8 units on Blue Bird Lane in the final stages of construction for a total of 42 units.

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.

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Victim Services is proud to announce tribal member Charles “Bobby” Foster as our new Victim Services Advocate. Recently hired in January, we are pleased to add his knowledge, experience and capabilities to our program efforts. Welcome aboard Charles!

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.

Are you interested in a career in the offshore wind industry?

With the offshore wind industry just kicking off in the US and the first commercial scale offshore wind farm to be built 14 miles off the coast of the Vineyard, a multitude of job opportunities, created here locally on the Cape, the South Coast and Martha’s Vineyard, are just around the corner.

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.

Mashpee Health Service Unit have organized a monthly Grief Support Group. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month at 4:00 PM over skype. You may access the support group at join.skype.com/Ay61CCs4BFMS

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Commission have scheduled regular meetings online. The Commission will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Dial-In #: (978) 990-5002
Dial-In Access Code: 443734
Online Meeting ID: mwthousingcommission483

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.