The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will be ushering in a new head of its tribal council, the first time in nearly 20 years.  Kevin Devine was elected Sunday as the new tribal council chairman ...

Cedric Cromwell, former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, will serve time in prison, pay restitution, and other ...

The Thanksgiving story deeply rooted in America’s school curriculum frames the Pilgrims as the main characters and reduces the Wampanoag Indians to supporting roles. It also erases a monumentally sad ...

This time of year brings with it one of America’s most enduring stories — one we tell ourselves to feel better. The story of the “First Thanksgiving,” as many of us learned in school, is false in ...

MASHPEE — When Danielle Greendeer, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, was studying midwifery in 2017, leafy stalks filled with corn began to appear in her dreams — an insight into the stages of ...

In 250 years since the Revolutionary War started, the sacrifices of Indigenous soldiers have often been overlooked. Tribes in ...

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 ...

After a decades-long struggle, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Cape Cod, Mass., has won official recognition as a sovereign Native American nation. The Indians' ancestors were on shore when the ...

The Plimoth Patuxet Museums promise visitors an illuminating bicultural experience, bringing to life “the history of Plymouth Colony and the Indigenous homeland” through interpreters in period dress ...

The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, headquartered in Plymouth, has received state recognition as a historic and continually present Indigenous tribe. Gov. Maura Healey granted the designation Tuesday by ...

Martha's Vineyard, with its beautiful shoreline and farm land, has long been a summer destination, but most visitors know little about the history of the Wampanoag people. The Wampanoags were the ...

Every November, millions of Americans celebrate a holiday they believe they understand, gathered around tables laden with ...