The Community Baptist Church of Gay Head and First Baptist Church of Vineyard Haven will join for worship on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at the Community Baptist Church on Church street in Aquinnah. The worship will be led by The Rev. Ellen P. Tatreau and will be followed by a potluck luncheon at the tribal building. For information, please call 508-693-1539.
Last fall Tomar Waldman and Keepa Lowe were driving around the Vineyard enjoying the crisp autumn air. On their journey, they wondered what it may have been like for the people of the Wampanoag Tribe and their food sources centuries ago.
The Legend of Moshup will be held at 20 Black Brook Road on Saturday evening at dusk. Learn about the creation story of the Aquinnah Wampanoag through the legends passed down from generations through oral history. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for elders and children, $20 for a family of four or more, and free to tribal members with their identification card.
Thank you to Cam Neely for bringing the Stanley Cup to Aquinnah on August 10 which was a delight. Many photographs were taken of, and with, the most-coveted Stanley Cup. Cam Neely, president of the Boston Bruins, is a former member of the Bruins team, and is known for his Cam Neely Foundation which supports housing for cancer patients at Tufts Medical Center.
Today is Native American Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as proclaimed in the past by previous governors. This weekend will be the annual tax free weekend, and of course when everyone arrived in 1620 — there were no taxes.
