News — Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

December 31, 2024

Steven Peters

477 Rise Together Program Plan for 2025: ...

The 477 Rise Together Program stands as a unification of tribal services, offering vital support, employment opportunities, and training programs to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native residents within our service area.

Under the 477 Rise Together Program, federal funding from approved departments is received and amalgamated, channeling the myriad federal program funds into a singular, comprehensive 477 Fund and plan.

December 14, 2024

Steven Peters

MWTGC Seeks Contractors to Fill Positions

The Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming Commission (MWTGC), an independent government regulator for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, is seeking contractors to fill two positions: Director and Surveillance and Compliance Technician. Additional details for each position may be found by clicking the button below.

November 20, 2024

Steven Peters

State Officially Recognizes Herring Pond ...

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.

April 1, 2024

Dasia Peters

US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Lands

Today we celebrate a legal and moral victory that brings to our Tribe justice that has been very long overdue. The United States Supreme Court announced that it would not hear the appeal requested by a small group of Taunton residents who have challenged our right to our Reservation for nearly a decade. With this final legal victory, we secure the future for the generations who come after us, and we honor our ancestors who continued the fight to have ancestral land returned to us. With this victory, we will be able to fully exercise our sovereignty to provide for our people and to preserve our culture and traditions.

December 13, 2023

Steven Peters

Annual Holiday Gift Card and Toy Pick-Up ...

The Annual Holiday Gift Card and Parent Toy Pick-up opens on Saturday, December 16, with Stop & Shop gift card pick-up from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Tribe’s Community and Government Center. Starting at 1:00 PM and continuing through 6:00 PM, tribal citizens may pick up both toys and a Stop & Shop gift card. The annual event will continue on Sunday, December 17, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, when parents may continue to pick up both toys and a Stop & Shop gift card.

Dasia Peters

April 13, 2025

ETHICS COMMISSION ELECTION RESULTS

Dasia Peters

April 13, 2025

238 ballots were cast in the 2025 Ethics Commission General Election of three (3) commissioners on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. The official election results are as follows:

Dasia Peters

April 13, 2025

SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS - Filling Tribal Council Vacancy

Dasia Peters

April 13, 2025

238 ballots were cast in the Special Election held on Sunday, April 13th, 2025 to fill the vacant Tribal Council Seat. The official election results are as follows: