Steven Peters
477 Rise Together Program Plan for 2025: ...

The 477 Rise Together Program stands as a unification of tribal services, offering vital support, employment opportunities, and training programs to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native residents within our service area.

Under the 477 Rise Together Program, federal funding from approved departments is received and amalgamated, channeling the myriad federal program funds into a singular, comprehensive 477 Fund and plan.

Steven Peters
MWTGC Seeks Contractors to Fill Positions

The Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming Commission (MWTGC), an independent government regulator for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, is seeking contractors to fill two positions: Director and Surveillance and Compliance Technician. Additional details for each position may be found by clicking the button below.

Steven Peters
State Officially Recognizes Herring Pond ...

On Tuesday, November 19, the tribe was honored to host Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on our reservation land where she visited the Mashpee Wampanoag Museum, Old Indian Meetinghouse, Community and Government Center, and the Weetumuw School.

Dasia Peters
US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Lands

Today we celebrate a legal and moral victory that brings to our Tribe justice that has been very long overdue.  The United States Supreme Court announced that it would not hear the appeal requested by a small group of Taunton residents who have challenged our right to our Reservation for nearly a decade.  With this final legal victory, we secure the future for the generations who come after us, and we honor our ancestors who continued the fight to have ancestral land returned to us.  With this victory, we will be able to fully exercise our sovereignty to provide for our people and to preserve our culture and traditions. 

Steven Peters
Annual Holiday Gift Card and Toy Pick-Up ...

The Annual Holiday Gift Card and Parent Toy Pick-up opens on Saturday, December 16, with Stop & Shop gift card pick-up from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Tribe’s Community and Government Center. Starting at 1:00 PM and continuing through 6:00 PM, tribal citizens may pick up both toys and a Stop & Shop gift card. The annual event will continue on Sunday, December 17, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, when parents may continue to pick up both toys and a Stop & Shop gift card.

Holiday Gift Cards Available at Food Pantry

The MWT Food Pantry will be distributing $25 gift cards to enrolled tribal members for holiday food shopping. The gift cards will first be distributed to elders on Friday, November 19 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Beginning on Friday, November 19 at 2:00 PM and continuing on Monday, November 22 and Tuesday, November 23 all tribal members, including elders, may pick up their gift card. One gift card per tribal household. Gift cards may be picked up during the hours below at the MWT Food Pantry located at the Community and Government Center.

Covid-19 Vaccination Survey for Tribal Community

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Emergency Management Department (MWTEMD), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Mashpee Health Service Unit (IHS), have sent out two separate vaccination surveys.

One survey is for individuals 12 years and older (General Vaccination Survey), and the other survey is specifically for parents and guardians with children 5 – 11 years of age (Pediatric).

Tribe Supports Protection of Nantucket Sound as Sacred Site

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has endorsed creation of a National Historic Landmark for Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts to permanently protect Nantucket Sound. This will secure traditional laws, cultures, and the way of life for the native nations that continue to inhabit their ancestral homelands. Nantucket Sound consists of 750 square miles situated between Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.

Invitation to Bid on Septic Installation: Pre Bid Conference on November 5

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Housing Department is seeking bids from qualified contractors for: Residential Septic Installation located in Buzzards Bay, MA. The pre bid conference will be held Friday, 11/05 at 10:00am at the resident’s site. Location for the meeting is contained in the bid package. You must attend a pre-bid conference in order to bid. Bid packages may be emailed or picked up at the Mashpee Wampanoag Housing Department Office, 483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee, MA. Call Trevor Carrington at 508-477-0208 x150 or email trevor.carrington@mwtribe-nsn.gov for more info.

Mystic Seaport Museum has Career Opportunity for Tribal Member

The Mystic Seaport Museum is searching for a program coordinator that will be supporting aspects of the Reimagining New England Histories Project. The position will also run a summer youth intern program and coordinate programming for the Museum’s Emerging Center for Experiential Education.

Please submit an online application at www.mysticseaportmuseuminc.appone.com. Applications are due November 19, 2021.

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