TEMPORARY ADVISORY REGARDING FACE COVERINGS, CLOTH MASKS AND EMPLOYEE COVID TESTING for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center and Tribal Properties. This advisory goes into effect Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

The Election Committee will conduct a recount of the July 11 Special Election on Friday, July 16 at 6:00 PM. The recount will be conducted in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center Gymnasium (483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee).

At the Tribe’s Special Election on July 11, Domingo "Mingo" Tiexeira and Nelson Andrews, Jr. were elected to council. Tiexeira and Andrews will fill the seats that were vacated when Brian Weeden and Carlton Hendricks were elected to Chair and Vice Chair earlier this year. 276 tribal members cast a ballot in the election.

Mashpee-Wakeby Pond and Santuit Pond have been closed to swimming due to the presence of a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom. The swimming and access areas are posted with the cyanobacteria advisories and "No Swimming" signs.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe have joined a long list of organizations that have opposed the construction of the gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council voted to officially oppose the gun range at a tribal council meeting on June 9.

On May 16 the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe made history electing Brian Weeden the youngest Chairman in the Tribe’s history. At 28 years old Brian has extensive experience working in tribal politics and operations on both the local and national level.

661 tribal members cast ballots in the election that brought in a new slate of officers for the Tribe. The full election results are listed below.