An honoring ceremony to introduce our tribal chiefs to our community and visiting nations will be held in the traditional circle on the powwow field during the last day of the Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow at 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 6. The tribe will recognize our chief, Earl “Chiefie” Mills and Sagamore, Vernon “Buddy” Pocknett, and define the roles they play in our community. For tribal members who wish to do so, this will be an opportunity to honor the chiefs with traditional gifts.

Come join the Substance Use Disorder/TOR team on Friday, June 20th from 5:00 PM - 7:30PM for the first Healing Fire of 2025. There will be light refreshments, a bouncy house, drumming, and speakers who cover alcohol awareness & mental health topics. All tribal families are welcome to attend. For more information please contact :

Mass Humanities proudly announced last month that their inaugural Massachusetts Storyteller Award will be presented to the Tribe, represented by THPO David Weeden, for the ongoing work to weave together storytelling and the urgency of climate action.

Wôpanâak Language Summer Class List - Learner’s must be an enrolled citizen; or a household member of an enrolled citizen of:  Assonet Wampanoag; Aquinnah Wampanoag; Herring Pond Wampanoag; or Mashpee Wampanoag

All Our Relations: Art of the Wampanoag Nation is a compilation of works produced by emerging to well established Wampanoag artists who represent the cultural identity, creative expression, and resilience of a people who have made this their homeland for as many as 12,000 years.

All are invited to join the Mashpee Inclusion and Diversity Committee for a vibrant celebration of friendship and cultural diversity at the 5th Annual Race Amity Day Festival & Picnic on Sunday, June 8, from noon to 4 PM at Mashpee Community Park.

Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit Pharmacy Mail-Out Program

The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project is hosting a Language Immersion Camp in July. There are no language prerequisites to attend the camp. More details are provided below:

Applications for the Preserving our Homelands (POH) camp are now live. POH is open to Mashpee Wampanoag tribal youth entering grades 5-8. The camp will take place from July 8th to August 7th, 2025. For more information, please contact the Natural Resources Department.

The family of Ryan Hendricks are holding a Memorial Basketball Tournament on June 21st & 22nd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Community and Government Center. There is a $450 entry fee for teams. There will also be cash prizes for the winners : First Place - $2,000, Second Place - $1,000 .

The Tribe is seeking a Project Architect/Architect of Record (Project Architect) to provide Construction level drawings for the restoration of the historic Attaquin House. We are also seeking an Owner’s Representative for the restoration of the House. This historic structure was built in 1849, thus this project requires a unique understanding of historic preservation and the rehabilitation treatment of this period building.

We want to share in congratulating Wampanoag Citizens Tracy Kelley (Mashpee Wampanoag) and Camille Madison (Aquinnah Wampanoag) on their appointments to the Mashpee Select Board and the Mashpee School Committee. Kutâpatunumuw for your willingness to serve the residents of Mashpee. This is an important win for both the town and our tribal communities!

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member Dr. Jennifer Aucoin, to the Mashpee Service Unit! Dr. Jennifer Aucoin will serve as the service unit’s Intermittent Physician. We are so excited to have to her as a part of our team and very eager to fill up her schedule! 

Below is a spreadsheet filled with programs and opportunities for tribal young people. Opportunities range and are geared towards high school, undergraduate, and early career ages. This table lists Tribal youth opportunities and resources across the United States, but primarily in the Northeast.

Join BizGrow at the Community and Government Center on Monday, June 9th at 5:30 PM to learn more about free legal support for your small business. They will cover key legal considerations throughout your business journey.  All TERO Certified Business Invited.  Please take advantage of this opportunity.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) is seeking community support of our Tribal archive, which documents our shared community heritage.

Over the past year, we had an opportunity for the community to contribute their personal histories to the Tribal Archive. In collaboration with UMass Boston, MWT Archives and Tribal community members are continuing this work to create a digital collection of individual and family stories to help preserve communal shared histories of our Tribal members for the future generations.

Adult Basketball Open Gym will is taking place every Thursday from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Community and Government Center. There is a $5 fee for non-tribal members, cash or PayPal. We look forward to seeing you there!

Camp Edwards, on Joint Base Cape Cod, is hosting tours of the training area during 2025.

This is an opportunity for attendees to see and learn firsthand about the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s mission to train Soldiers, its role as stewards of Camp Edwards’ natural resources, and the clean up of groundwater resources.