From sports mascots to Halloween costumes to Native American-themed dress-up, "Native Americans face mockery of our culture every day," said Keturah Peters, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
Before a pilgrim stepped foot in Massachusetts, the Wampanoag people were living on their land. For more than 12,000 years, the tribe has inhabited what would becomes Massachusetts and eastern Rhode ...
In a small classroom in the headquarters of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, children recite words in the language of their ancestors. The name of the school is Mukayuhsak Weekuw, or "the children's house ...
The chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council was arrested Friday morning on federal bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges that prosecutors said stem from a self-enrichment scheme related ...
One year ago, mornings at the Weetumuw School brought streams of children into colorful classrooms, each filled with hands-on learning materials for lessons like earth science or Wampanoag language ...
Wampanoag tribal members say a Massachusetts museum prioritizes the colonialist past, even as it claims to present a “bicultural” history. Race and Identity Reporter Native Americans in Massachusetts ...
On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of the film "We Still Live Here," which tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag Indian language, the first time a language with no native ...
Asa Peters marched into a thicket of Japanese knotweed in the woods of coastal Massachusetts this month and began steadily hacking the towering, dense vegetation down to size. The 24-year-old member ...
MASHPEE — The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe typically takes the long view when confronted with yet another setback in the four tumultuous centuries since it greeted the Pilgrims in Plymouth. The tribe was ...