477 Program Provides Support for Career Services

The Work Force Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA) at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is providing a wide range of services to support tribal members that are unemployed or underemployed prepare for a career change. With record unemployment and extended unemployment assistance from the state, now is actually a great time to build your skill set for a new career and WIOA has the support to make it happen.

Chairman Pens Op-Ed Supporting Vice President Biden's Campaign for President

400 years ago, my ancestors were faced with a decision that indelibly shaped our world. In November of 1620 they chose to help the fledgling settlers of the Mayflower. They chose empathy over hate, mercy over revenge and inclusion over isolation. While the history that followed for our people was not just, the decision that they made was rooted in the values Native Americans continue to hold true.

Today, we are once again faced with a decision that will shape the world that we live in. It’s a decision that will either strengthen our aboriginal rights as the original inhabitants of this land or cripple the sovereign tribal nations across Turtle Island. The systematic decimation of native land rights and basic essential services for tribal nations over the past four years has been nothing short of detestable.

INVITATION TO BID: Engineering Services For Sanitation Facilities Construction - Proposals Due Nov. 2 by 3 PM.

INVITATION TO BID: Engineering Services For Sanitation Facilities Construction - Proposals Due Nov. 2 by 3 PM.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is seeking Preliminary Price Proposals from qualified Engineering Firms to provide Engineer Services associated with design and construction of sanitation facilities for residential onsite wastewater treatment systems meeting Title V requirements for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. These sites are to be constructed within the tribe’s Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA). The PRCDA for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is specific to the following Counties in the State of Massachusetts; Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties. The residential onsite wastewater treatment facilities are to be constructed using funds received through the Indian Health Service Housing Program. All Engineering Services will be subject to Davis Bacon requirements. The Tribe is Tax Exempt.

First Light Wampanoag Homes Welcomes First Residents

Where there once was just forest off Meetinghouse Road, there are now new homes that are providing sorely needed affordable housing for members of the Tribe. The 58-acre neighborhood of First Light Wampanoag Homes Development, welcomed its first residents last month. And with additional homes in the neighborhood nearing completion, many other tribal members will soon be coming home.

Massachusetts Laborers’ Apprentice Application Date is December 8

Massachusetts Laborers’ Apprentice applications dates have been announced. Individuals can fill out applications at the local union in Massachusetts between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on December 8, 2020.

An apprenticeship with a local union is your first step towards a great career. It’s a job that will not be outsourced, it pays well, offers health benefits and a retirement plan. Most apprentices, regardless of experience, immediately begin to earn a wage while learning on-the-job and in the classroom. As your skills, knowledge and experience increase, so does your rate of pay.

Town of Mashpee Board of Selectman Public Hearing Notice

Under Chapter 40, Section 56, as amended by Chapter 369 of the Acts of 1982 and Chapter 79 of the Acts of 1983, the Mashpee Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on whether the Town of Mashpee should implement the Classification Act. At said hearing, the Selectmen will hear testimony as to what will be the Fiscal Year 2021 residential factor which will determine the share of taxes each classification of property will pay, what will be open space factor, and whether there will be a residential exemption and/or a small business exemption.

Welcome Giavanna Francis Hendricks

Mason Hendricks and Ariel Lemieux of Wareham are proud to announce the virth of their baby girl Giavanna Francis Hendricks. Giavanna was born on August 28, 2020 weighting 8.1 lbs. Giavanna is the granddaughter of Lawrence M. "Little Larry" Hendricks Sr and Jody Santagate of Wareham. She is the great granddaughter of the late Lawrence E. "Big Larry" Hendricks III and the great great granddaughter of Francis Hendricks.

GroovaLottos Share Halloween Treat

As Covid-19 cut down on all of our trick-or-treat and Halloween party plans, the GroovaLottos would like to share a little treat with you. Download your free copy of “Seven Little Ghosts” today at mailchi.mp/90bda9c52592/7-little-ghosts.

The GroovaLottos are a multi- Grammy nominated powerhouse soul-funk-blues band led by tribal members Mwalim Daphunkee Professor and child prodigy percussionist and MC, The ZYG 808.

MWT Emergency Management Department COVID-19 - Late Fall/Early Winter Update

The last time Massachusetts confirmed more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections on back-to-back days, in mid-May, conditions were improving within the State as everyone was preparing for initial re-openings.

Here we are now five months later and the majority of counties within the State are in the midst of a steady resurgence of the highly-contagious virus thousands being reported daily toward the end of October.

The MA Department of Public Health also reported 32 recent COVID-19 deaths over the second to last weekend in October, increasing the virus's death toll in Massachusetts to close to ten thousand people since mid-March.

MWT Emergency Management Shares the CDC Revision of the definition of “Close Contact”

MWT Emergency Management Shares the CDC Revision of the definition of “Close Contact”

Wednesday October 21, 2020 CDC has revised the definition of “Close Contact” of someone with Covid-19. The agency now defines this as someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period* starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated. Previously, the agency defined "close contact" as someone who spent 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone who was infectious. Close contacts are those who are tracked down during contact tracing and are recommended to quarantine. The expanded definition comes as the agency released a new study describing how a correctional officer in Vermont appeared to have been infected with the coronavirus after multiple brief encounters with six incarcerated individuals with Covid-19.

MWT Emergency Management shares CDC upcoming Holiday Preparations during Covid-19

MWT Emergency Management shares CDC upcoming Holiday Preparations during Covid-19

As we begin to plan for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, CDC has offered the following considerations to help keep our friends, families, and communities safe during COVID-19. If you host a holiday celebration, keep it small. If you are considering travel, be aware of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Travel Order . If you participate in a celebration, follow public health guidance.

UPDATE: Community Needs Assessment

UPDATE: Community Needs Assessment

Outreach continues for our OVC Victim Services/Needs Assessment. This is a short-survey and an important requirement for our GRANT, so please participate and encourage all Tribal adults to do the same. Names are optional. Anonymous is fine. Some have been distributed by postal mail, visitation and with Food Pantry Pickups. Simply return completed surveys by postal mail or to the OVC/DropBox located in the ENTRY at Govt Center. Phone calls are welcome also to complete the Survey verbally and confidentially.

WHAT IS OVC?

OVC stands for: Office for Victims of Crime. Our recently awarded grant for Tribal Victim Services is funded by OVC, established in 1988 under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). At this federal level, OVC celebrates 50 years of American Indian Self-Determination, and recognizes the resilience and capacity for survival and the indomitable spirit to face and overcome insurmountable obstacles in Indian Country. The U.S. DOJ honors this spirit and celebrates it, by reaffirming their commitment to the Sovereignty of Indian Nations and to the Safety and well-being of all Indian people, in providing for Tribal Public Safety efforts, Victim Services programs and Justice/Safety initiatives.