Steven Peters
101st Annual Powwow to Honor the Four ...

After the 99th Annual Powwow was postponed due to the initial outbreak of covid-19 and the 100th Annual Powwow was held as a traditional social, the 101st Annual Powwow will return to Mashpee on July 1, 2 and 3. The theme for this year is “Honoring the Four Directions.”

Steven Peters
Tribal Members Find Opportunities in Union: ...

Connecting tribal members with the various services the Tribe, individual tribal members, and the surrounding community offer is often a major stumbling block. It was an obstacle that Councilman Domingo Tiexeira wanted to remove for tribal members looking to begin a career in the trades.

Councilman Tiexeira, a local 385 union foreman, sees an excellent opportunity for the Tribe in union trades. “Our people are smart, talented, and have a solid work ethic,” said Councilman Tiexeira. “We just needed to help make the right connections and give a nudge into the right programs. That’s all we had to do. They will do the rest and have a great career ahead of them.”

Steven Peters
Summer Youth Environmental Science Camp: ...

Native Youth entering the 5th grade through 8th grade are invited to attend the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Natural Resources and Education Departments Summer Youth Environmental Science Camp being held July 5th to July 28th. The Native Youth in Science Preserving Our Homeland camp will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Steven Peters
New Member Portal to Go Live in May

The new member portal on the website to go live in May. Tribal members that have requested access to the site will begin receiving emails mid-May with login instructions.

Once logged in, tribal members will have access to documents and forms that are only for tribal citizens.

Steven Peters
Adult Education and Career Night on June 7

The Education Department will be hosting an education and career fair on June 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center. The Adult Education and Career Night will include prospective employers and educational program vendors from the surrounding area.

Xavier Hendricks Named Student of the Month

Xavier J. Hendricks was named student of the month at Wareham High school for April. He was also awarded the Scotty Montiero jr foundation award for kindness and stopping violence and two citizenship awards from the Wareham High School Principal. Xavier is the youngest son of Lawrence Hendricks Sr and Jody Santagate of Wareham. Xavier is a junior who aspires to go to barber school after he graduates.

Tour Camp Edwards Base

Camp Edwards, on Joint Base Cape Cod, is hosting tours of the training area now through October. These tours can fill up quickly.

 The tours provide an opportunity for tribal members and the general public to see firsthand and learn about Camp Edwards’ soldier training, natural resources program and habitat conservation work, and the Impact Area Groundwater Cleanup Program.

Tour dates are:

  • Saturday, June 18

  • Friday, July 15

  • Saturday, August 20

  • Friday, September 16

  • Saturday, October 15

 Each tour runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m and is limited to 36 people. Spots are filled on a first come, first served basis.

To register for a tour, please send an email to Emily.d.kelly2.nfg@army.mil with your name and phone number.

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