The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council passed a resolution at a September 30th Tribal Council Meeting supporting former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States, marking the first time ever the Tribe has supported a presidential candidate.
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
INVITATION TO BID on Childcare Center Construction
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Applauds Legislation Passed by U.S. House to Protect Land
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7608 - a package of appropriations bills - that also includes an amendment that protects the land of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
H.R. 7608 provides funding for a number of federal agencies for the next federal fiscal year (FY21), and includes a key amendment introduced by Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Congressman Bill Keating. The amendment was presented last night and approved by the full House of Representatives.
Chairman Cromwell to Speak at National Congress of American Indians
Chairman Cedric Cromwell will join a panel of five tribal leaders from across Indian Country tomorrow at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) upcoming forum: Protecting Tribal Lands and Sacred Places: Current Threats across Indian Country. The forum will be held online Tuesday, June 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m EDT and will be moderated by Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American Indians and President, Quinault Indian Nation.
KENNEDY, HAALAND INTRO BILL TO PROTECT TRIBAL LANDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) today introduced the Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act, which would prohibit the Trump Administration from threatening tribal reservation lands in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after the recent court victory for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the potential of a lengthy appeals process threatens the sovereignty and survival of the tribe. As the Department of Interior considers further dangerous actions against the Mashpee Wampanoag people, this legislation would give the tribe certainty and would ensure no other tribe in the country would face similar attacks.