The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe would like to share an update regarding the 2025–2026 budget review and vote process.
The budget vote originally scheduled for February has been extended to March to provide Tribal members with additional time to review the proposed budget materials and to allow for continued discussion at the upcoming General Membership Meeting. This approach will help ensure members have the opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification before the vote.
After several years, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Annual Ball is officially making its return in 2026, and planning is now underway for what has long been one of the Tribe’s most popular community celebrations.
As part of the planning process, the Tribe is inviting qualified DJs and event service providers to submit proposals to provide DJ services for the 2026 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Ball, scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Coonamessett in Falmouth.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has issued an amendment to its Request for Proposals (RFP) for IT Infrastructure Modernization and Upgrade, extending the proposal submission deadline to allow additional time for qualified respondents.
The Tribe is seeking proposals from experienced firms or individuals to modernize its Tribal Government IT infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, enhance data security, and support collaboration across the Government Operations Center and satellite locations.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Department is seeking feedback from Tribal members and community stakeholders on the potential development of tiny homes on Tribal lands at the Mashpee Wampanoag Village. This effort is part of the Tribe’s ongoing work to address the housing crisis and expand affordable housing options for Tribal citizens.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Housing Department is seeking feedback from Tribal members and community stakeholders on the potential development of tiny homes on Tribal lands at the Mashpee Wampanoag Village. This effort is part of the Tribe’s ongoing work to address the housing crisis and expand affordable housing options for Tribal citizens.
Today, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe honors a historic and long-overdue milestone for our relatives, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, as they receive federal recognition from the United States Government. For more than a century, the Lumbee people have pursued recognition of their inherent sovereignty, identity, and right to self-governance.
Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Brian Weeden, will speak today at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs legislative hearing starting at 2:30 PM Eastern. The hearing will receive testimony on several bills, including S. 236, which would amend the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize leases of up to 99 years on the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Reservation — an important issue for Tribal sovereignty and future development.
Kutâputunumuw for your understanding as we continue strengthening the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Education Department.
After careful review of our current staffing and program responsibilities, the Tribal Education Department will not be offering school-vacation camps or summer camps at this time. This decision was not made lightly.
At present, the Department does not have the capacity to recruit, appropriately train, and develop the staff required to operate safe, high-quality, culturally grounded camp programming.
