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A state bill could ban all Native American school mascots, including the Dartmouth Indians. What would the bill do, and what do people think?
New England’s Native American tribes, including the Mashpee Wampanoag, Wampanoag of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Mashantucket Pequot, Nipmuc, and many others, maintain an enduring presence and influence ...
The Wampanoag connection to the first Thanksgiving Tribal Chairman Brian Weeden says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has existed for over 12,000 years in current-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The Wampanoag connection to the first Thanksgiving Tribal Chairman Brian Weeden says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has existed for over 12,000 years in current-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's First Light Welcome Center, which contains 50 slot machines, is again expanding its hours and will be open as late as midnight on some days, starting June 9, 2025.
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 ...
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Tuesday to grant the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe official state recognition. The tribe, based in Plymouth, has just under 200 enrolled members.