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Commission to redesign Massachusetts flag begins work

July 30, 2021

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Members of a new commission tasked with revisiting the state’s seal and motto and creating a new Massachusetts flag appeared to be in early agreement on at least one point at their first meeting July 1 — they’ll need more time beyond their October deadline. A resolve passed in January created the panel to investigate the state’s seal and motto, “including those features that may be unwittingly harmful to or misunderstood…

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State commission revisiting state motto, seal design seeks more time

July 8, 2021

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Melissa Ferretti, president and chair of the Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe, said the exercise could also help educate the public about the history and contemporary existence of tribal nations in Massachusetts. “This is an opportunity for the commonwealth and all of you here and anyone that’s paying attention to get to know some of these other communities that have been sort of removed from this narrative all these many years,”…

Herring Pond Wampanoag hosts it’s 2nd Mobile Vaccine Clinic OPEN to the PUBLIC!

June 1, 2021

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In partnership with MA Department of Public Health (DPH) and Brewster Ambulance we are pleased to announce that we are hosting our 2nd MA COVID Vaccine Clinic this coming Saturday June 5th from 1PM – 3PM at our Pondville Meetinghouse located @128 Herring Pond Road Plymouth MA 02360. Open to ALL Walk-Ins are welcome or Sign-Up https://brewstercovid.as.me/?calendarID=5500836

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Wampanoag members fight to keep winter fishing traditions alive

March 4, 2021

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https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/03/04/wampanoag-people-fish-during-winter-lament-environmental-changes-indian-traditions/4554582001/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=gh-capecodtimes-main By Jessica Hill Cape Cod Times Carrying his fishing rod and gear, Dan Hannigan recently walked to Spectacle Pond in Wareham, where he chiseled a hole in the ice with a hatchet to drop a lure into the water. With the relatively warm weather this season, the ice is thin, less than the 4 inches needed to walk on it. Standing by the side of the pond, he set a…

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Native American-themed mascots would be banned under bill

February 26, 2021

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WWLP) – A bill filed in the Massachusetts Legislature would prohibit the use of Native American-themed team names, mascots, and logos in public schools. If passed, the bill, HD.646, would require the state board of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish regulations to ban Native-themed mascots and logos, and set a deadline for schools to comply. In a news release sent to 22News, supporters of the legislation argued that Native-themed mascots…

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Conservation activists, Herring Pond Wampanoag president speak out against solar farm

February 4, 2021

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https://wareham.theweektoday.com/article/conservation-activists-herring-pond-wampanoag-president-speak-out-against-solar-farm/51676 Activists from several conservation groups and the President of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe spoke out against a proposed solar project, saying it would cause irreversible damage to the environment. At the Feb. 3 Conservation Commission meeting, no representatives of the proposed Borrego solar field were present. The project, set to be located at 140 Tihonet Road, is one of three large arrays planned for land owned by A.D.…

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Plymouth Wampanoags get $100,000 grant to help reclaim heritage

January 11, 2021

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https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/old-colony-memorial/2021/01/11/plymouth-wampanoag-tribe-awarded-100-000-grant-nellie-mae/6585126002/ By Dave Kindy Wicked Local Plymouth PLYMOUTH – It takes a lot of money to rebuild a culture decimated by the ravages of time and prejudice. Fortunately, the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe is getting the resources it needs to do just that. The local Native American group was just awarded $100,000 from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to preserve, promote and protect its cultural, spiritual and economic well-being. The one-year operating support grant…

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Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth receives a $100,000 operating support grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation!

January 6, 2021

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https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/herring-pond-wampanoag-tribe-of-plymouth-receives-a-100-000-operating-support-grant-from-the-nellie-mae-education-foundation-NauK1FUIDkeNjMuswRsUmA?fbclid=IwAR2gZ8LOSmx-vzBeJowko3O2Z4g1GtKiwO1hBfvVJIPyK_caNCxz-B1oUAY Grant to be used for long-term goal of expanding tribal education initiatives and sharing community-based knowledge News Release Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was recently awarded a one year $100,000 operating support grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation of Quincy, Massachusetts. The grant will support the continuing efforts of the Tribe’s mission to preserve, promote, and protect the cultural, spiritual and economic…

Chairwoman Ferretti and Medicine Man Troy Currence share their views in this article by Emily Clark…Pilgrims who sought freedom, denied same to Wampanoag

November 27, 2020

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https://www.capecodtimes.com/in-depth/news/2020/11/24/pilgrims-sought-religious-freedom-then-denied-wampanoag/6354843002/?fbclid=IwAR3NdI7zacJ2aRhfVaF8c17BnDBb9UgwEj9YLWfnjEKdwMtXxpeNLoay69c LYMOUTH – Troy Currence, the Herring Pond Wampanoag medicine man, weighed a paradox in his head for likely the millionth time as he led the way to a memorial in Bourne. A metal plaque attached to a large rock announces it as the site of “the first meeting house for Indians” and one of the first Herring Pond Wampanoag burial grounds. About 400 years ago, a mysterious plague struck Patuxet, renamed Plymouth…

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Tribal Elder Hazel Currence and Troy Currence Medicine Man of the Herring Pond Wampanoag share some words with Eryn Dion…This is America: A not-so-happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2020

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Eryn Dion USA TODAY https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/11/26/america-not-so-happy-thanksgiving/6355189002/ It’s Thanksgiving. Have you watched “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” yet? Perhaps the seasonal episode of “The Simpsons”? We got you early? Good. Time to hit pause. Welcome to the “This is America” newsletter centered on race, identity and how they shape our lives. I’m Eryn Dion, a journalist based in New England, a region known to unapologetically tout its place in American history. This year marks the…