Steven Peters
Tribe Meets with City of Taunton

Last month the Tribe met with Taunton City officials at City Hall in Taunton. Tribal officials provided the City with an update on its land in trust and the positive news that Judge Young had denied a request by the Littlefields to reopen the case. It was also an opportunity for the City officials to meet with the new Tribal leadership.

Steven Peters
Tribe Mourns Passing of Everett “Tall Oak” ...

Everett G. Weeden, Jr. (Tall Oak), 85, of Charlestown, RI, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at the Westerly Health Center. He was a documented descendant of the Mashantucket Pequot, Narragansett, and Wampanoag tribes. A retiree from the University of Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Everett, Sr., and Bertha (Ramos) Weeden.

Steven Peters
Community Development Corporation Update

The Community and Development Corporation is hard at work seeking different opportunities and coordinating more outreach for community involvement. A survey will be released this month to get feedback on the community’s feelings towards solar energy, input on loan opportunities and more. The board encourages everyone in the community to participate as we are here to help develop the community and we cannot do that without your input. Our previous survey is still active and posted on our website as we want as much information as we can receive about our tribal members and their professional interests.

Steven Peters
Amiyah Peters scores her 1000th point

Several hundred Mashpee Wampanoag tribe members, friends, and fans attended the Mashpee High School girls’ varsity basketball game on February 9 to witness a young tribal member getting her 1000th point. And Amiyah Peters did not disappoint.

Steven Peters
Town of Mashpee Withdraws Hunting Ban Proposal

An effort to ban hunting on public lands in Mashpee was hastily withdrawn during a selectman’s meeting last month after Town Manager Rodney Collins fielded dozens of complaints and concerns.

Dozens of community members including many Mashpee Wampanoag hunters attended the meeting ready to voice opposition to the petition article proposed for the spring Town Meeting. News that the article was being withdrawn was met with applause and audible gratitude. However the withdrawal alone was not enough for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Brian Weeden who addressed the select board to remind them of the Wampanoag time honored and hard fought rights to hunt and fish in their ancestral homeland.

General Body Meetings

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe General Body Meeting may be held over zoom.

Please click here for details on the March meeting.

General Membership Meetings are open to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe citizens, their children, and spouses of tribal citizens. These meetings are not open to the public. To assist Tribal Council with identifying tribal citizens, please use your full name when accessing the meeting or complete the contact form on the website. 

March 13, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

April 10, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

May 15, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

June 12, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

July 10, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

August 1, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

September 11, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

October 9, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

November 13, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

December 11, 2022 - 2:00p.m-4:00p.m

Tribal Council Meeting Calendar

The schedule for upcoming tribal council meetings is posted below. Meetings are open to tribal citizens to attend and are not open to the general public. Due to the ongoing pandemic, meetings may be held over zoom. Please check the tribal council meeting calendar for links, agendas, and attendance details that are posted prior to each meeting. You may also sign up to receive email notifications by sending an email to publicrelations@mwtribe-nsn.gov.

Seeking Tribal Members to Join Historic Preservation Commission

The Tribe’s Historic Preservation Department is establishing the Historic Preservation Commission per Chapter 3 of 2012-ORD-003. The Tribal Council instituted the Commission to provide advice to the Historic Preservation Department and to aid the Department in the protection and preservation of Tribal culture, history, language, historical sites, structures, cultural items, burial sites and other sites of significance.

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