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ILLUMINATING STORIES: SHARING THE RICH HISTORY OF THE HERRING POND WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF PLYMOUTH, MA

November 23, 2021

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The art reflects the stories of how the land came to be created, the importance of nature and wildlife, the seasons. Creating connection and collaborating with as many members of the community as possible is a founding principle for the Community Art Collaborative. So, when co-founder Meclina Gomes realized that childhood connection was the voice behind the Herring Pond Wampanoag Instagram account it was serendipitous. Over the coming months, we…

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Pilgrim Hall Museum to present student art exhibit ‘Illuminating Stories’ with Herring Pond Wampanoag and Community Art Collaborative

November 5, 2021

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The Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court St., will debut student art exhibit “Illuminating Stories,” on show through January 2022, with an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6. “Illuminating Stories,” an exhibition featuring the art of Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribal members and Plymouth North and Plymouth South students, will be unveiled at the open-to-the-public reception. The exhibit will be on view in the Museum’s glass front entrance through January 2022. Illuminating Stories is the result of…

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Presentation to the NCAI Federal Task Force

November 5, 2021

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De-Colonizing The Mindset All Indigenous Peoples have inherent rights—rights that exist regardless of stateor federal definitions. Unfortunately, America has consistently ignored sometribes while recognizing others. For centuries, the United States legal system hastreated Native Americans as inferior beings to those of European descent, andtherefore deserving of lesser rights. This degradation does not eliminate theinherent rights of Indigenous peoples; it merely means they have been ignored. A problem exists in the…

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ACET Affiliated Colonial Era Tribes – AAIA Association on American Indian Affairs NAGPRA Draft Testimony

November 3, 2021

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ASSOCIATION on AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS – Comments Regarding Draft NAGPRA Regulations

November 3, 2021

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The Development of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

October 26, 2021

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The Association on American Indian Affairs submitted these comprehensive comments to the Department of Interior regarding the draft regulations. You can download them here or read them below. https://www.indian-affairs.org/nagpra.html

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Stop New England’s Greenwashing of Mega Dam Hydropower

September 29, 2021

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Did you know that part of Massachusetts’ renewable energy contracts include electricity generated from Canadian hydropower? This energy, sourced from megadams that violate indigenous rights, destroy ecosystems, and release greenhouse gases, would be brought from Quebec through a transmission corridor running through Maine, that would cut through hundreds of miles of carbon-capturing forests and the ancestral territories of indigenous communities. This corridor, commonly known as the CMP corridor or New…

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Aboriginal Rights Proclamation Massachusetts

September 16, 2021

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Resolution Recognizing and Protecting the Ancient and Aboriginal Claim of the Indians in the Commonwealth.

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Residents rally in Wareham to stop subsidizing solar projects that clear-cut woodlands

August 25, 2021

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Save the Pine Barrens Frank MulliganWicked LocalAD0:12https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.476.0_en.html#goog_1516096946 WAREHAM – There are grass roots movements. Perhaps this is a tree roots movement. About 100 people attended a rally Saturday at the Onset VFW, one of two held in the state, to enlist support to impose a state moratorium on subsidizing solar projects that clear cut forests in the interest of green energy. The other rally was held in Greenfield. Rally supporters…

Student artists use native plants to tell story of Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe

August 25, 2021

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PLYMOUTH – Dozens of edible plants have been identified in the stretch of Cedarville woods that the town returned to the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe in 2019. Many make fine art supplies as well. Local students collected several varieties of berries along with wildflowers, grasses and tree and shrub leaves earlier this month as part of a project to help reshape the conversation about the tribe and its place in…