The anctors of Wampanoag people have lived for at least 10,000 years at Aqunah (Gay Head) and throughout the island of Noepe (Martha's Veyard), pursug a tradnal enomy based on fishg and agriculture. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head is a ferally regnized dian tribe.
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GAY HEAD VOTED OUT AS MASS. TOWN'S NAME
Rints the Martha's Veyard island town of Gay Head, Mass., have cid by a three-vote marg to change s name to the origal Indian name of... * gay head name *
The Wampanoag were the first people of anctors of Wampanoag people have lived for at least 10, 000 years at Aqunah (Gay Head) and throughout the island of Noepe (Martha's Veyard), pursug a tradnal enomy based on fishg and agriculture. In 1870, over the unanimo objectns of the Wampanoag Indian rints, the Town of Gay Head was rporated.
From the Wampanoag pot of view, the prcipal effect of the rporatn of Gay Head was the alienatn of Wampanoag Indian District Lands (rervatn), which was vlatn of the Feral Non-Interurse Act of 1790.
TRIBE WANTS NAME CHANGE FOR GAY HEAD
Aqunah one of the most betiful towns on Martha's Veyard island wh s scenic Gay Head clay cliffs Aqunah lighthoe Philb Moshup and Lobsterville beach dun great fishg spots and Wampanoag tribe cultural center historic prervatn. * gay head name *
Bee the Tribe ntrolled the Gay Head town ernment for more than a century sce 1870, the effects of this alienatn were largely obscured, and the tegry of the Tribal Common Lands seemed to be aquately protected. In 1972, however, rponse to the growg potentialy for encroachment on Tribal Common Lands, the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc.
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The mon lands clu the Gay Head Cliffs, Herrg Creek, and Lobsterville.
Gay Head Lighthoe, Massachetts Lightho, photographs, pictur, history, lotn, visor rmatn, maps, scriptn, hotels, * gay head name *
The Master Plan followed several years of vtigative efforts and illtrat the prent visn of the future tribal muny Gay Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah) and the Town of Gay Head entered to agreement June of 1995 to jotly provi for the health, safety and welfare of persons on Tribal Lands by providg for the e of police, fire, and medil personnel and rourc the event of disaster, disorr, fire or other emergenci arisg on Tribal Lands. The Tribe's Aqunah Rangers are EMT certified and provi servic for both Tribal Lands and the up-island 1998, the name of the town was officially changed om Gay Head back to s former Wampanoag name of Aqunah by the state legislature, reprentg regnn of Wampanoag history the regn.