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Mashpee, Massachusetts

Town on Cape Cod, seat of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

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  1. A Brief Timeline of Wampanoag History, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Self-published
    1870: Legislature authorized the conveyance of the remaining 3,000 - 5,000 acres in tribal ownership, abolished the Mashpee district, and created the town of Mashpee. The federal government did not approve this transaction as required by the 1790 Trade and Intercourse Act.
    483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee, MA
    1790: U.S. Congress approves the Trade and Intercourse Act, requiring federal approval for Indian land agreements.
    1976: The Mashpee tribe files land claim in in federal court.
    2007: Mashpee Tribe becomes a federally recognized tribe, authorizing tribe to acquire land and re-establish its Indian Reservation.
    2015: Department of Interior approves Land in Trust Application for “initial reservation”. Tribe begins re-acquiring tribal lands.
  2. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: home, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Self-published
    has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for more than 12,000 years
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