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.
It's unfortunate that we are not focused on the beautiful display of our culture and history at the Macy’s Day Parade but rather on the actions of an individual tribal citizen. We want to make it very clear that the Tribe takes no stance on the conflicts overseas. Our Tribal Nation remains focused on the issues we face on our ancestral homeland. While we cannot speak for an individual's actions, his actions were not a Tribal decision. Our governing tribal body, along with the other tribal citizens on the float, were not involved with his actions.
A community forum will be held on Saturday, November 25, to allow the Tribal Nation to receive important details about the Mashpee Wampanoag Transitional Housing and Shelter Program and ask questions. The forum will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Community and Government Center at 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received welcome news this evening. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has ruled in favor of our Tribe. Our tribal lands will continue to remain in trust for generations to come. Tribal citizens who are with us today and our ancestors who have carried the fight for our homeland forward generation after generation. Today, we can celebrate this historic decision.
This program is first-come, first-served while funding is available.
The COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program will provide rental assistance to tribal households at or below 80% of the area median income. Funding of this program is per the federal CARES Act Relief Fund and is non-taxable as a Tribal general welfare assistance program and federal disaster relief.
Representatives from Genting arrived in Mashpee this morning to greet tribal leadership and tour the Tribe’s reservation. The group visited the Museum, First Light Wampanaog Homes, Mashpee Pond, the Meeting House, South Cape Beach, and the Tribe’s Community and Government Center. It was the first time Genting met in person with the new Tribal Council Administration and the Gaming Authority. The group from Genting departed after lunch.
Notice is herby given that a Meeting of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc. (MWITC) will be held via zoom on Wednesday, March 2 from 6:00 Pm - 8:00 PM to consider and review the following items:
Approval of formation of special purposes of 8A contracting and approval of authorized rep for such initiatives.
