MASHPEE - Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chair Brian Weeden has been charged in connection to a theft of Wampanoag artifacts from Plimoth Patuxet … [Read more...]
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Sentenced in Bribery Case
November 15, 2022
MASHPEE - Former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Cedric Cromwell has been sentenced for bribery related to the Tribe’s Taunton casino … [Read more...]
Native Groups Seek to Repair Lands Damaged by Colonization
August 25, 2022
KINGSTON (AP) - The Wampanoag Common Lands project is among efforts by tribes and other Native groups from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest … [Read more...]
Mashpee Wampanoag Receives $60,000 to Expand Employment, Training
August 24, 2022
MASHPEE - The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been awarded about $60,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant is part of about $71 … [Read more...]
Wampanoag Tribe Receives Grant Supporting Aquaculture
July 26, 2022
MASHPEE – The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a $1.1 million federal grant to support its shellfish farm. The grant was funded by the American … [Read more...]
Seaside Towns Offer Free Beach Passes to Native Americans
May 30, 2022
BOSTON (AP) - Seaside communities in New England are providing free beach access to Native Americans as the summer season kicks off. Officials in … [Read more...]
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Leader Convicted in Casino Bribery Case
May 6, 2022
BOSTON (AP) - The former leader of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been convicted of bribery and extortion charges related to its long-planned casino … [Read more...]
Trial for Ex-Wampanoag Tribe Chair Cromwell Underway
April 20, 2022
BOSTON (AP) - A former chairperson of the Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors aided the Pilgrims is going on federal trial. Ex-Mashpee Wampanoag … [Read more...]
Ex-tribal Chairman’s Casino Bribery Trial Set for April
January 31, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — A former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe will have his day in court to face bribery, extortion and other charges related to the … [Read more...]
Feds Oppose Latest Legal Effort to Block Tribe’s Reservation
January 24, 2022
BOSTON (AP) - The Biden Administration is opposing renewed efforts to block a Massachusetts tribe’s sovereign reservation. The U.S. Department of the … [Read more...]
