Wampanoag families, community members, and friends are invited to gather at Franklin Park in Boston on Sunday, October 18, 2026, for the public unveiling of the final design for the White Pine Gathering Circle, a proposed monument and gathering place for Scarboro Hill.

The event begins at 2:00 PM and will include a presentation of the final monument design, remarks about the community process and the importance of the Franklin Park site, and a performance by the Wampanoag Singers and Dancers. It will also be an opportunity to hear more about the next steps needed to move the project from design into fabrication and installation.

On Wednesday, October 7, our community will gather for a World Mental Health Day Healing Fire from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Government Center Pow Wow Grounds, 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee.

The afternoon is meant to create space for connection, healing, and hope. Tribal members, families, friends, and neighbors are invited to come together for Mashpee Traditional Drummers, powerful testimonies, recovery tables, food and refreshments, and time in community around the Healing Fire.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit is growing, and we are happy to welcome several new team members who will be caring for our people and supporting the health of our community. Jodi Moen has joined the team as a Registered Nurse, Chelsea Little as Supervisory Nurse, Shakera Headley as Nurse Practitioner, and Dr. Jaydee Marerro as Chief Dentist.

Each brings experience, a strong commitment to patient care, and a desire to become part of our Mashpee community.

Community members are invited to gather for Stomp Into the Light, an overnight ceremony centered on healing, remembrance, and being together in community.

Beginning at sunset on Friday, October 9, and continuing through sunrise on Saturday, October 10, traditional stomp dances and songs will carry the gathering through the night. Together, participants will honor and remember loved ones and community members touched by addiction, suicide, abuse, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

Our Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is full of artists, makers, culture keepers, storytellers, musicians, and creative people who carry knowledge and traditions forward in many different ways. The Tribal Historic Preservation Commission and Tribal Historic Preservation Department are encouraging our Tribal members to consider applying for the Mass Cultural Council’s 2027 Grants for Creative Individuals program.

The program provides unrestricted $5,000 grants to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners. Because the funding is unrestricted, recipients have flexibility in how they use the award to support their creative or cultural work.

Mashpee Indian Education is inviting our Tribal students and families to a Potluck Meet and Greet on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Wampanoag Room at Mashpee Middle High School.

This is a chance for our families to meet the Indian Education staff, learn more about the Parent Committee, and share ideas for activities and programs that can support our Native students throughout the school year.

Red Brook is part of the land and water our people have known and cared for for generations, and our Tribal members now have an opportunity to help shape how this important watershed is restored for the future.

The Red Brook restoration effort will work from the brook’s headwaters through surrounding wetlands to Waquoit Bay, with goals that include improving water flow, restoring habitat, supporting native species, improving water quality, and strengthening the watershed against future climate impacts. A separate Red Brook Road culvert project will also help improve fish passage and water flow as part of the larger restoration effort.

Our Mashpee Wampanoag community is being invited to help shape the next phase of the Upper Quashnet River Restoration, a project focused on returning former cranberry bog lands to a healthier, connected coldwater river system flowing from John’s Pond toward Waquoit Bay. Our connection to these waters and our knowledge of the land make Tribal participation especially important as plans move forward.

One of the strongest ways we carry Wôpanâak forward is by using it together. The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project is inviting Wampanoag families and community members to take part in the 2026 Wôpanâak Language Immersion Camp, October 10-12 at the Wampanoag Common Lands, 266 Bishops Highway in Kingston.

The weekend will give participants of all ages a chance to learn and use Wôpanâak through cultural activities in a supportive, community-centered immersion setting. The camp begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, and continues through 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12.

Families are invited to spend an afternoon together at the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit’s Annual Family Fun Wellness Day on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The event will bring health information, resources, and plenty of family activities together in one place. Community members can stop by for blood pressure checks, health screenings, demonstrations, nutritional information, and other resources, while also enjoying food, games, giveaways, and a chance to meet new Health Service Unit staff.

Two Mashpee Wampanoag artists had a big night in Boston as Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor and The ZYG 808 each brought home top honors at the inaugural Y.O.U.R. Music Awards on September 5 at the historic Strand Theatre.

Mwalim was named Best Blues Artist, while The ZYG 808 received the award for Best RockHop Artist. Y.O.U.R., which stands for Your Own Unique Repertoire, celebrates musical artists from across New England, with winners selected through a people’s-choice nomination and voting process.

The Wampanoag Experience Powwow is coming up on Saturday, October 17, at Round the Bend Farm in South Dartmouth, bringing together Native vendors, demonstrations, performers, families, and community for a full day centered on Wampanoag culture and connection.

Led by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal citizen Annawon Weeden and a host committee, the gathering will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Round the Bend Farm, 92 Allens Neck Road South in Dartmouth. Tickets are $5.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Rod and Gun Club will host its next Second Sunday Breakfast and Trap Shoot on Sunday, October 11, at the Club on 215 South Sandwich Road in Mashpee.

Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., followed by trap shooting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Breakfast is $15 per plate, and trap shooting is $20 per round, including clays and ammunition.

Our Tribal community is being invited to take part in a survey connected to the Joint Base Cape Cod Cantonment Area Master Planning initiative. Cape residents, employees, visitors, stakeholders, and others with an interest in the base are also encouraged to participate.