A first step was securing a friendly journalistic voice to counter the exclusionary press narratives, and Apess found one in Benjamin Hallett, journalist, lawyer, and rising star in the state’s Anti-Masonic Party. 11:00 a.m. Leading members from the Oneida Nation, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and United Houma Nation of Louisiana will discuss vital issues of tribal citizenship in Indian Country. For more info, visit: -Soliz, Chester P. (2011). The Historical Footprints of the Mashpee Wampanoag: Appeal to the Great Spirit. The Wampanoags of Mashpee. Not only did the white overseers not challenge nor stop these behaviors, but they actively encouraged them, allowing neighboring white farmers to lease grazing land for their livestock and (per the Mashpee community’s frequent and unanswered pleas to the state legislature) keeping the money for themselves. Over the next half century, neighboring white settlers took advantage of that status — and of the general atmosphere of exclusion that would culminate in the 1830 Indian Removal Act — to pilfer resources from Mashpee. And, in the early 1830s, when a Native American preacher known as “Blind Joe” Amos sought to lead a congregation of those in the town who had converted to Christianity, the state’s appointed white minister barred him from using the meetinghouse, forcing him to conduct his services outside. MASHPEE — The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe usually has its annual powwow the first week of July, where members come together to honor their … NEHGS, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston Cost: FREE This format will present the possibility of creating a sub-domain website where the 660 group can drive the audience from their home and school computers. After everyone is acquainted, the THPD wants to know what parts of our history and culture you’re interested in learning more about. Monday, March 19 | 4:15 PM But this is one that deserves a much swifter end. Check out our new blog post regarding the MW-THPD "660 Project" geared towards Tribal Members 18-30 years old who are interested in creating a museum exhibit!!! Anybody looking forward to Powwow Season?!! *Tours will be typically, 15-20 minutes each. This lecture compliments the exhibit, “Our” Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History, on display at New England Historic Genealogical Society, April 3 – April 25, 2018. This kiosk will be available: The Native American community in Mashpee, Massachusetts included the Wampanoag tribe, one of the first to encounter English arrivals in New England. The MFA inches closer to that goal by calling the holiday Indigenous People’s Day, as we all should.