https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2022/05/31/wampanoag-woman-wins-select-board-seat-bourne-historic-election-herring-pond/9876828002/ BOURNE — In the May 17 town election, three women were elected to the Select Board, making it the first select board in town with a majority of female members. One of those women is Melissa Ann Ferretti, likely to be the first-ever Wampanoag woman to be elected to the Bourne board. Indigenous peoples need to find a way to move forward despite the historical trauma that they have faced, said…

Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribal Member Kendall Currence in an article By Boston Globe Reporter Greg Levinsky January 7, 2022 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/07/sports/kendall-currence-courageous-leader-northeastern-womens-basketball/ Kendall Currence’s eyes lit up the moment she saw the feather. Three years old at the time of her Wampanoag naming ceremony, Currence recognized the feather in a tribal elder’s hand from speech therapy sessions for her cleft lip and palate. As her father tells it, Mashpee medicine man Guy…

By Zane Elias http://www.livingobservatory.org/tidmarsharchive January 7, 2022 On December 10th, Living Observatory President Glorianna Davenport and Fellow Zane Elias met with Chairlady and President of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, Melissa Ferretti. The weather was quite grey, yet conversations between the three, guided by land and imagination, were enthusiastic and animated by lively prospects for collaboration. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to the Wampanoag Herring Pond Tribe…

As Chairwoman of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth Massachusetts, I am thrilled to congratulate you and all Mashpee citizens on the Interior Department’s decision confirming your trust land. This long-delayed acknowledgment is so foundational that I know our ancestors are rejoicing with yours. Herring Pond Wampanoag Chairwoman Ferretti’s Letter to Weeden Department of Interior’s determination of Mashpee Wampanoag Land