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Capacity building grant will support tribe’s youth programs and facilitieS https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/herring-pond-wampanoag-awarded-145000-from-native-youth-empowerment-foundation?fbclid=IwAR3KDRpry2knq-QH_P2Oxj789ORb8NUD_aJvwon6xMjimhh9umeeFNZxEew News Release Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce they have been awarded a $145,000 capacity building grant from the Native Youth Empowerment Foundation of Massachusetts. The grant will support the continuing efforts of the tribe’s mission to preserve, promote, and protect the cultural, spiritual and economic well-being of its tribal…
Members ONLY: Welcome to the Herring Pond Wampanoag Library!
September 10, 2022
To access our library collection click the link below and email info@herringpondtribe.org to check out a book! https://www.librarycat.org/lib/Herringpond
Answers to Tough Questions about Public Health
September 9, 2022
The CDC now recommends that children and adolescents age 6 months and older get a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Children age 5 and older who receive the Pfizer vaccine should get a booster at least 5 months after their second shot. https://publichealthcollaborative.org/faq/?utm_source=PHCC+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter#booster-doses COVID-19 has become one of the top 10 causes of pediatric death, and tens of thousands of children and teens have been hospitalized because of the virus.…
Bourne’s Herring Pond Tribe Wants Its History Heard
August 17, 2022
https://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/bournes-herring-pond-tribe-wants-its-history-heard/article_790fa118-750c-56a6-ace0-634bb32302df.html Melissa Ferretti, chairwoman of the Herring Pond Tribe, points to a photo of her Aunt Hazel and Cousin Troy, shown center wearing traditional regalia.By CALLI REMILLARD Like most stories, history can change depending on who is telling it. And for a long time, members of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe let their history be told for them. But now, they want to tell it themselves. Melissa A. Ferretti, chairwoman…
COVID-19 Response Reporting
August 3, 2022
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting Cumulative reports on Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, testing, and hospitalizations. Additional reports include nursing facility data, cases by city/town, and vaccination data.
COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
August 3, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/children-teens.html or the best protection, CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible. 6 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children 1. COVID-19 vaccination for children is safe. Before recommending COVID-19 vaccination for children, scientists conducted clinical trials. Then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for everyone 6 months and older.…
What is Juneteenth? By History Channel
June 19, 2022
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal…