In The News
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'Nothing More Of This Land': Lee's Book Talks Indigenous Identity, History And The Exploration Of Both
Aug 22, 2025 (Mashpee Enterprise)
by Calli RemillardLINK (Linking Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge), hosted Authors Joseph Lee and Linda Coombs, both of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, at UU Falmouth for a candid conversation about their respective books.
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Coming to an understanding of Indigenous identity, rooted on Martha’s Vineyard
July 13, 2025 (Boston Globe Book Review)
by Hannah BaeAquinnah Wampanoag journalist Joseph Lee presents the complexities of his tribe’s past, present, and future in the famed beach community.
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We dance for our ancestors’: Mashpee Powwow marks 104 years
July 6, 2025 (Boston Globe)
by Jade LozadaThe powwow is an annual three-day celebration, where Native American dancers, drummers, artists, and food vendors from around the Northeast convened last week in Mashpee, home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
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NY Times Guest Essay: What Tourists in Martha’s Vineyard Showed Me About Being Indigenous
July 4, 2025 (NY Times)
by Joseph LeeAquinnah Wampanoag Joseph Lee presents the complexities of his tribe’s past, present, and future in the famed beach community. Mr. Lee will be speaking at UU Falmouth on July 27th.
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Help Change Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day: Three Ways to Support Indigenous Rights
June 2025
Cultural SurvivalIt is time for Massachusetts to join Vermont and Maine and at least twelve other states in honoring Indigenous People with a statewide holiday replacing Columbus Day on the 2nd Monday in October.
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Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas
2025
WebsiteA community-based effort to build a database of enslaved and unfree Indigenous people throughout time all across the Americas to promote greater understanding of the historical circumstances and ongoing trauma of settler colonialism.
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Tribes, Native students sue feds over education cuts
March 10, 2025
by Alex BrownA coalition of tribal nations and students is suing the federal government over major cuts to a pair of colleges and a federal agency serving Native American students.
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Sherri Mitchell Shares Ancestral Knowledge at MMHS
March 14, 2025 (Mashpee Enterprise)
by Aimee RothmanThe event was hosted by the local nonprofit organization Linking Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge, which is dedicated to amplifying Indigenous voices across the Cape and fostering connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Broadband Program Asks For Letter of Support
March 7 2025 (Mashpee Enterprise)
by Lauren SurbeyThis initiative seeks to enhance broadband access for underserved households in Mashpee, benefiting both Tribal and non-Tribal residents who currently lack sufficient connectivity,” Tribal Employee Rights Officer (TERO) Ellen Sharpe
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
Jan 20, 2025 (Associated Press)
by Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, John Hanna, and Steve KarnowskiIndigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
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Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hands off closer ties with Indian Country
January 19, 2025 (NPR News)
by Kirk SieglerAt a farewell speech in Washington, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflected on President Biden's formal apology last October for the U.S. government's historic assimilation policies and its Indian boarding school system.
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APCC Receives Grant To Restore Mashpee River, Bolster Wampanoag Community
January 10, 2025 (Mashpee Enterprise)
by Aimee RothmanAssociation to Preserve Cape Cod receives multi-million dollar grant from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore fish habitats along the Mashpee River and empower the Mashpee Wampanoag community.