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.
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.
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.
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.
This is a momentous day for our Tribe. We were just notified that the Department of Interior has confirmed the legal status of our land, protecting our reservation for generations to come.
We are grateful that President Biden and his administration, including Secretary Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland, and Solicitor Bob Anderson, have faithfully implemented the law and respected the sovereign rights of our tribe to protect our reservation.
The Thanksgiving holiday is a bitter reminder of a history that attempted to extinguish our culture and broken promises that have inflicted a tremendous amount of damage on our Tribal Nation. Today, we continue to feel the harm of federal policies that have fallen short of the promise to protect our land.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit / IHS is hosting a Vaccination Event on December 1, 2021, for the Tribal Community. The event will be held at IHS offices located at 483 Great Neck Road South Mashpee, MA 02649. Incentives to be provided to all vaccination patients.
From 12 – 3 PM, the drive-through is open to individuals 12 years of age and older. All three vaccines, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and J&J Janssen, are available. If you are eligible for a 2nd dose or your booster shot, then please join us. If you have not received any COVID-19 vaccination, you can receive your first dose at this time too.
While I listened in intently to the White House Tribal Nations Summit this week, I was reminded of a statement that President Biden made during his campaign days after the Trump administration ordered the disestablishment of the Mashpee Wampanoag reservation.
“An administration’s commitment to trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations is measured by action."
During the campaign President Biden said all the right things, beginning with a clear declaration—“I stand with Mashpee.” He called the Trump administration’s action “an incredible disrespect for Mashpee rights” and pledged to “reverse the harsh tribal policies of this administration and work to implement the priorities of tribal nations rather than work against them.”
