August Mittark

Photography by Rob Adelman 

104th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow - Connecting the Generations

The 104th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow was a beautiful celebration of culture, connection, and community. Held on Powwow Grounds, the three-day homecoming featured all of the customary elements of a Mashpee powwow: food, crafts, singing, drumming, and dancing. This year's Head Man Dancer was Asa Peters, and Head Woman Dancer was Anaquhsees Pocknett. Arena Director was Chairman Brian Weeden, Emcee was David Pocknett Jr., and Host Drum was Wicozani.

Each day of the powwow had a program filled with both dance competitions and various specials held by tribal families. Fireball ceremony took place on the second evening of powwow, and the Sly Fox Mishoon race and traditional clambake were both hosted on the third day. This year's clambake was held in honor of our beloved 'Clambake Master' Medicine Woman June "Green Fire Lightning Woman" Tiexeira, who made her journey to the spirit world earlier this year.

 

Tribal Elders Talking Circle - Offshore Wind

Tribal Elders are invited to share their thoughts on offshore wind and a costal energy toolkit for tribes on Thursday, August 14th from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM at the Community and Government Center. Participants will receive a $100 stipend and a traditional lunch made by Buddy and Renee Pocknett will be provided. Please RSVP with Donald Peters by Monday, August 11th if interested. 

 

Wunee Keesuq,

I am writing to you all with exciting news regarding the tribe's casino in Taunton. First Light Casino underwent a major expansion on July 28th, significantly increasing the size of the casino floor and expanding its game offerings from 54 to over 200 machines. 

From initially opening our modest 10-machine Welcome Center six months ago, to now being able to say that we have a casino on our homelands, it has been rewarding to just see how far we've been able to come in this short amount of time. We all know that the hopes for a Mashpee Wampanoag casino have been long-awaited, and I'm proud to say that all of the hard work that's been put in is now making this community vision come to fruition.

 

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