Land-in-trust

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.
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...
Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and Taunton city officials on Monday touted the economic benefits of a $500 million casino the tribe hopes to build in the southeastern Massachusetts city. Mayor Thomas Hoye said the city would see at least $8 million annually from casino revenues and have the casino operator subsidize dozens of new police and firefighter jobs, not to mention provide thousands of local jobs
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
The federal government's decision to grant the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe over 300 acres of land in trust Friday greatly changed the climate for the final bid for a commercial casino license in the southeast region of the state.
Land In Trust Approved
Land In Trust Approved
Land In Trust Approved
The federal government has committed to acquiring over 300 acres of land into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a critical step as the tribe seeks to build a resort casino. The surprise late Friday approval marks the first lands federally designated for the Cape Cod-based tribe whose ancestors encountered the Pilgrims nearly four centuries ago...
Wampanoag Casino Compact Gets Approval From Feds
Wampanoag Casino Compact Gets Approval From Feds
Wampanoag Casino Compact Gets Approval From Feds
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has gotten a green light to pursue a casino in Massachusetts after the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs opted to take no action to block a revised casino compact with the state.       The bureau had rejected an earlier agreement.  ...