Wampanoag history

June 24, 1930

First Gay Head Powwow for 250 Years is Held

Vineyard Gazette
The first powwow to be held on Gay Head since the days of King Philip took place in that town last night, and the flavor and spirit of those ancient days was revived so far as possible when Loren
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Wampanoag history
Powwows
November 10, 1972

Wampanoag Council: Tribe Organizes to Protect Gay Head’s Future

Vineyard Gazette
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.
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Wampanoag history
June 29, 2021

Wampanoag Exhibit Highlights Fresh Perspective of History

Kate Dario
A new permanent installation at the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Museum museum, Our History in Perspective, had its grand opening on Saturday. It details the over 10,000-year history of the Wampanoag people on the Vineyard.
Wampanoag history
Aquinnah Cultural Center

2021

November 19, 2021

Unpacking Origins of Thanksgiving Leads to Hard Truths

Zach Harris
Wampanoag history
Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving on the minds of many, members of the Wampanoag tribe spoke on a chilly Thursday evening to reflect on what to them is not a festive holiday.
October 11, 2021

Wampanoags Observe Indigenous Peoples Day

Louisa Hufstader
Wampanoag history
Dozens of Wampanoag tribal members from Aquinnah, Chappaquiddick and Mashpee gathered at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Monday afternoon to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day.
June 29, 2021

Wampanoag Exhibit Highlights Fresh Perspective of History

Kate Dario
Wampanoag history
Aquinnah Cultural Center
A new permanent installation at the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Museum museum, Our History in Perspective, had its grand opening on Saturday. It details the over 10,000-year history of the Wampanoag people on the Vineyard.

2020

May 5, 2020

Sovereignty Under Threat, Mashpee Tribe Says

Louisa Hufstader
Wampanoag history
West Tisbury Congregational Church
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

More than 100 people signed on for an internet videoconference with the chairman and vice chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Cedric Cromwell and Jessie Little Doe Baird, Monday afternoon.

2019

September 18, 2019

Wampanoag Exhibit Reveals Hard Truths of History

Holly Pretsky
Aquinnah Cultural Center
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Wampanoag history
Every year, a new chapter has been added to “Our” Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History, a recurring exhibit at the Aquinnah Cultural Center.

2011

March 17, 2011
Jessie

How Wampanoag Woman Found The Right Words: We Still Live Here

Peter Brannen
Wampanoag history
Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project

For more than a century on Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod, the words of the Wampanoag were not their own.

“It was prophesied that language would go away from here for a time,” Jessie Little Doe Baird intones at the opening of filmmaker Anne Makepeace’s documentary We Still Live Here. “When the appointed time came, if the people here decided that they wanted to welcome language home then there would be a way made for that to happen.”

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