Mashpee Wampanoag

While the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe awaits approval to build a casino in Taunton, its First Light Welcome Center with 40 gaming machines has extended its hours.

The recently elected Tribal Chair of the Mashpee Wampanoag is facing charges for allegedly breaking into a Plymouth museum in November and stealing cultural objects.

Barry Richard believes the idea of a name and logo change for the Dartmouth Indians is not supported by most in town and certainly not by the Wampanoag people.

The Dartmouth Indian may be bound for the happy hunting ground. The Dartmouth School Committee could decide soon whether or not to remove the Dartmouth Indians name and logo from the public school system. The committee's Equity & Diversity Subcommittee has considered making a recommendation to remove the name and logo because some believe they are offensive to Native Americans. The enl... Read

The new chair of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council says his goals are to unite tribal members, promote economic development and preserve the tribe’s culture.

Four people are running to become the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council’s next chairperson.

A rift is widening between Native American groups over who has claim to land in Taunton where one tribe has been trying for years to build a $1 billion casino.

An appeals court judge ruled that the Trump administration in 2018 abused its discretion in stripping the tribe of its reservation lands.

The Gaming Commission has agreed to review the status of Region C.

The National Congress of American Indians is asking the Trump administration to explain the decision not to recognize the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.