News - Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
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 News - Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
On Tuesday, November 19, the tribe was honored to host Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on our reservation land where she visited the Mashpee Wampanoag Museum, Old Indian Meetinghouse, Community and Government Center, and the Weetumuw School. The Election Committee currently has one open seat.
In an historic move, state formally recognizes Plymouth Wampanoag …
20 hours ago · The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, headquartered in Plymouth, has been granted state recognition. Gov. Maura Healey's office called Tribal Chairwoman Melissa Ferretti on Nov. 15, 2024. The news overwhelmed her with joy, Ferretti said. She was photographed on July 30, 2024 at the tribe's meeting house in Plymouth.
US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Lands - Mashpee Wampanoag …
Apr 1, 2024 · Today’s decision by the Supreme Court provides long overdue relief for tribal citizens and upholds the Department of the Interior's important 2021 decision. I pledge to continue working with the Wampanoag People and tribal communities across the nation to support sovereignty, land rights, and the fight for a livable future."
Herring Pong Wampanoag Tribe receives state recognition; …
2 days ago · The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, headquartered in Plymouth, has received state recognition as a historic and continually present Indigenous tribe. Gov. Maura Healey granted the designation ...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's Status Confirmed, Ending Reservation Saga
Dec 25, 2021 · The U.S. Department of the Interior's assistant secretary for Indian affairs on Wednesday issued a 55-page decision confirming the legal status of the tribe's reservation land and closing the books on a legal saga that has stretched across three presidential administrations.
Supreme Court allows Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ancestral land to be ... - MSN
T he US Supreme Court on Monday handed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe a crucial victory in the fight for its Massachusetts ancestral land to be kept in trust, protecting the tribe’s rights and...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe celebrates legal victory over land in …
Apr 3, 2024 · The U.S Supreme Court announced that it would not hear an appeal by a group of Taunton residents who sought to reverse a lower court’s ruling to keep Mashpee Wampanoag tribal lands in trust.
Supreme Court allows Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ancestral land …
Apr 4, 2024 · The US Supreme Court on Monday handed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe a crucial victory in the fight for its Massachusetts ancestral land to be kept in trust, protecting the tribe’s rights and...
'This news is so welcome': Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can retain ...
Dec 22, 2021 · MASHPEE — In a decision released late Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Interior reversed a Trump administration order that rescinded the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's right to 321 acres of...