Come celebrate the Chief’s 96th birthday on June 16 at 1:00 p.m. at “55 Acres” on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Grounds 483 Great Neck Road South. It’s a potluck event and all are welcome with our without a dish. You being there is the best gift you can give him.

The 97th Annual Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow will be returning home; dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors will once again enjoy powwow on tribal lands. The annual powwow will be held July, 6, 7 and 8 at the traditional Powwow Grounds located next to the Community and Government Center at 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee.

Talk about making an elder ill to the core, the Town of Mashpee Selectman did a good job making many of us sick with their greedy tactics on the Mashpee Wampanoag Indigenous people who inherently have a right to this land. Yet you want us to just give it all to you to put more fences up , build larger complexes so there will no spaces for our relatives today or future generations.  Our leaders have worked with you faithfully with decisions made and agreed upon by both governments. Now you want to open old wounds regarding the rights of our people. Since colonization we have endured repeated law violations regarding land, fishing rights, ancient paths, rivers, lakes and with indigenous spirituality unaccepted. Your elected Town Officials. It’s very apparent you’re hearts have never been in the right place to accept who we are, our values , beliefs, and concerns about the preservation of Mashpee.  You don’t care about preserving Mother Earth and her resources that gives us all energy for life.

Please join us in welcoming Teresa Stevens to the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Health Services. Teresa is the new Dental Assistant in the Dental Clinic.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Emergency Management Department encourages our Tribal community to make a plan today.  Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could impact our area.  Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.  Please reach out to the Emergency Management Department for assistance with putting together your family emergency plan, see steps below with Questions and Answers to assist in the process. 

The frequency of active shooter incidents has increased in recent years, and these incidents have affected numerous places where citizens congregate, such as schools, workplaces, places of worship, shopping malls, public meetings, and movie theaters.  Unfortunately, these events highlight the need to reduce the risk of active shooter incidents while improving preparedness and strengthening ongoing efforts intended to prevent future occurrences.

CCDF is looking for 14-19 year old Mentors for our Tribal babies in our CCDF Program

• Pre-school (2.9)-13 years

• Kick off in September

• Must commit to at least 6 months

• A minimum of 10 hours a month

Mentoring would include: cultural and sporting activities, going to the park, craft night, attending field trips, etc.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Community Development Corporation  (MWCDC) will host a community meeting on Sunday, June 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center in Mashpee. During the community meeting the MWCDC will provide an update on the Utility Corporation and several other Limited Liability Corporations that the Board is currently exploring.

Save the date for a clam boil at the Mashpee Wampanoag Rod & Gun Club on Saturday, June 9, 2018. The club opens at 2 PM with dinner being served from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The club is located at 215 South Sandwich Road – Mashpee. Tickets are $18.00.

We’re looking for volunteer to help build and prepare the ground and set up these High Tunnel greenhouse which was donated from the Natural Resources that will give a longer growing period, which will benefit the tribal member along with the Community’s involvement in this community project, Donald Peters and Chuckie Green will oversee this part of the project. We would like to meet with Volunteer on July 14, 2018 10 A.M at the Mashpee Wampanoag Government Center to form a construction committee team to plan the implementation of these High Tunnel that would supply the community and Lunch & Learn, Food Pantry, with some fresh vegetable. Please come and join us to help the community food project come to light.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department have organized a fun day of fishing, clamming and crabbing for Wampanoag youth 14 to 18 years old. The day of fishing will be held on Saturday, June 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a feast at the Farm.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Education Department will be hosting a Movie Night and BBQ at the Farm located at 213 Sampson’s Mill Road in Mashpee on Friday, June 29.  The feature film will be the blockbuster hit Black Panther (rated PG 13). You can also enter to win an inflatable kayak.

The Old Indian Meeting House Committee would like to share their thanks to all of the Elders that participated and donated food for the annual New Year’s Celebration held on May 5, 2018.

They would also like to extend great thanks to Jason Steiding, and his staff, Kevin Hicks, Greg Joseph and Ricky Hendricks of the Public Works Dept., for making the OIMH and Cemetery look good

Native youth in 6-8th grade are invited to attend the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Natural Resources and Education Departments Summer Youth Environmental Science Camp being held July 16 to August 2. The Native Youth in Science Preserving Our Homeland camp will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Talia Landry and Jared Taylor Welcomed their Baby Girl, Taylani-Moon Diane Taylor on January 25, 2018, at 6 pounds and 9.5 ounces. Also welcoming Taylani-moon as First time grandparents are Diane Johnson-Landry and David Landry and Grandparents Lisa and Jumper Taylor. Taylani-Moon is the Great Granddaughter of Donna Johnson. 

The Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project recently received a donation to help expand the offerings at its language immersion school.

Granite Telecommunications and the Yale Club of Cape Cod donated $5,125 to the school operated by the WLRP and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe since 2016.

Congratulations to Christine Overton the Mashpee Wampanoag Family Dental Clinic March Incentive Prize Winner. Each month one lucky patient of the clinic is chosen at random as the winner and is able to select a prize. Prizes include items such as an electric toothbrush, a water pick or a dental care package.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community Development Corporation (CDC) is currently seeking a qualified tribal citizen to join the CDC Board of Directors. The CDC was organized earlier this year to engage in activities that will promote the social welfare, economic security and community development of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and its enrolled citizens that will enable the Tribe to be self-sufficient and to provide economic support for its tribal citizens. If you are interested in serving as a CDC Board of Director, please send a letter of interest along with your resume/CV to Francie Dottin, executive administrative assistant to the chairman, francie.dottin@mwtribe-NSN.gov and carbon copy mwtcdc@mwtribe-NSN.gov.