To assure that the identity of the Vineyard’s Indians, their history, culture and tribal lands will be preserved, a Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head was organized on Saturday, and Mrs.
Wampum jewelry, children’s art, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend for the 4th Annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair.
Three seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 19 election, but there is only one contested race.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration together awarded the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) more than $170,000 in grants this month.
Tucked between dense foliage on a lot not far from town hall, the apartments will serve as the first phase of a larger plan to revitalize the town center with a new playground and “food forest” of indigenous edible plants.
Revolution Wind received the final greenlight Tuesday to build 65 wind turbines about 14 miles southwest of Aquinnah.
Deb Haaland, the U.S. secretary of the interior, came to the Island earlier this month and met with the chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to talk about offshore wind energy and economic development.
