The Department of Interior removed our land during the worst possible time. As many tribal members are dealing with the day-to-day transition of working, staying healthy and homeschooling from home, now we further fill our minds and hearts with confusion and heartbreak.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has dealt with such acts of overt racism and discrimination for well over 400 years. Reminder: The “celebration” of the arrival of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower will be held this year here in Plymouth MA and many Native Americans are not partaking in the enthusiasm. And you can see why....

If this current Administration has you outraged too, support the Tribe in this fight to regain our land and contact your Senator today! Scroll down for a template letter and relevant links.

News Article:

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/03/28/mashpee-wampanoag-reservation-secretary-interior-land-trust?fbclid=IwAR3DrQiWhoSzzyMkAgFr6dgvjQneFKjf9KthoC3Pq701kbBh5NxljuOoLG4

Track H.R. 312

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/312?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.+312%3A+To+reaffirm+the+Mashpee+Wampanoag+Tribe+reservation%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=2

Senate Directory:

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm









Letter to your Senators

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! Please email, send a letter or call your Senators office and express your dissatisfaction with their treatment of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Click on the link below for the United States Senate Directory , find your Senator and click on their contact link. It is easiest to cut and paste the below letter and send an email. Whichever option you choose, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Click here to find your Senators Contact information:

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm









The Honorable ___________________

United States Senate

Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator,

I am writing to express my deep disappointment with the latest decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Secretary of the Interior to disestablish the reservation land of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. As your constituent, I am urging you to vote in favor of H.R. 312 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act in the utmost timely manner.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is located on Cape Cod Massachusetts and has roughly 2,800 tribal citizens- many of whom fall below the national and state low-income levels. Their reservation land is a critical component to continue to qualify for federal and state funding; to continue to build homes for elders, operate their language school, food pantry, emergency response departments and most importantly keep the doors open to their community and government center.

This was a heartless decision made in the midst of a global epidemic without the consideration of its impact on the future of the Mashpee Wampanoag families and children. As my Senator, it is your responsibility to ensure the Federal Government is complying with their Trust Responsibility to ALL Native American Tribes and that ALL TRIBES ARE TREATED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY.

Thank You











