Mashpee Wampanoag

More intense storms, rising sea levels, toxic algae blooms, and other environmental crises are making it harder for tribes to practice their culture and to pass it on.

Pawâw is dedicated to the late Chief Silent Drum, who died in April. The celebration of healing and strength runs July 1-3 and will feature drumming and dancing.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s general election was held on Sunday, February 12th. Eleven candidates were running for six open seats on the Tribal Council.

Plymouth police are pursuing charges against two Mashpee residents, including the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, in the alleged theft of four items from the Wampanoag homesite at the Plimoth Patuxet Museums.

The tribe secured more than $9 million to develop a fiber-optic system.

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hosts farmer's market

Vernon “Silent Drum” Lopez was born in Mashpee, served with the Army in Normandy, and was raised as tribal chief 24 years ago. He'll retire this year.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has affirmed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s right to reservation land taken into trust six years ago.

A federal judge has asked the administration to provide an update to the court by Dec. 31, according to a Washington, D.C. lawyer who represents the tribe.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been wading through legal battles for decades to protect their land, and frustrations boiled over this week when a top federal official visited Cape Cod, but failed to meet with the Mashpees.