Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Tribe Payment
Tribe Payment
Tribe Payment
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the U.S.Department of the Interior are considering their next options after a Federal court judge ruled that the department erred when it granted land in trust status to the tribe for the proposed First Light Resort and Casino in Taunton.
Groundbreaking Set
Groundbreaking Set
Groundbreaking Set
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has planned an April groundbreaking for a resort casino south of Boston. The federally recognized tribe announced Monday it has picked three firms to start demolition and site work for the casino to start April 5...
Region C Update
Region C Update
Region C Update
News that the Federal Department of the Interior has approved an application by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to place land in federal trust is having a major impact on casino applications for Region C.
Casino Reaction
Casino Reaction
Casino Reaction
The news on Friday that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe had their Land-In-Trust application formally approved came the same day that Bristol Community College formally announced that they would be opening a satellite campus inside the Silver City Galleria.
Tribe Gets Go-Ahead
Tribe Gets Go-Ahead
Tribe Gets Go-Ahead
The federal government has placed Mashpee Wampanoag tribal lands in trust as a reservation, paving the way for the Cape Cod tribe to begin construction of a casino in Taunton. The U.S. Department of Interior's designation was published in the federal register on Friday, less than two months after the Wampanoags transferred formal ownership of approximately 321 acres of lands in Mashpee and Taunton
Casino Land Officially Protected
Casino Land Officially Protected
Casino Land Officially Protected
(Associated Press)  -  The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe says the federal government has taken ownership of tribal lands in Mashpee and Taunton and placed the properties into trust for the tribe's benefit. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell said Thursday the tribe's land is now permanently protected...

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