Over 40 years ago, our Tribe began the process of securing a small fraction of our ancestral homeland in Southeastern Massachusetts. Today, I am honored to inform the community that federal district court Judge Angela Kelley confirmed what we have all known to be accurate, that the land now held in trust by the federal government is the ancestral homeland of the Mashpee Wampanoag.
Election Committee Notice of Certified Candidates for the February 12, 2023, Election
Happy Holidays
I just wanted to take a moment to wish all of the Tribal Families a safe and Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. We realize that as the Tribe moves forward, we are making progress, but we must do so much more. Making life better for you is a huge task, and that’s what we were elected to do. The goal is to provide you with the services you need and an economic development plan that gets us there. Tribal members and this administration are committed to that plan.
Election Committee Seeking Monitors
The Election Committee is seeking volunteers and monitors for the upcoming regular election scheduled for February 12, 2023. If interested, please email the Election Committee Chairwoman Robyn Tobey Sweeting at robyn.tobey@yahoo.com. The deadline to submit interest in serving as an election monitor is January 12, 2023.
Statement from Tribal Council
Regarding Chairman Brian Weeden’s alleged involvement in the Plimoth Patuxet Museum incident, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council regards this as a legal matter to be resolved by the courts. For that reason, the Tribal Council will have no further comment on the matter, referring all inquiries to the Chairman’s legal council.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Receives $9 Million in Latest Round of “Internet for All” Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded nine grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). These new grants, totaling more than $73 million, bring the total of the program to $1.655 billion awarded to 121 Tribal entities.
Tribes in six states received grants – California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Nevada, and Washington. The Mashpee Wampanoag received a total of $9,130,691.63 for a broadband infrastructure deployment project.
