Tribal Historic Prervatn — Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah)

Contents:

• MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE AND THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD
• WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH)
• WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) WORKS WH FEMA TO PROTECT THEIR PEOPLE
• WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) JOS MARE MAMMAL STRANDG NETWORK
• CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS WS 5TH TERM AS CHAIR OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) WAMPANOAG TRIBE

MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE AND THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah) received Ferally Acknowledgement as an Indian Tribe 1987, creatg a ernment-to-ernment relatnship wh the U. 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. 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.

WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH)

In 1972, however, rponse to the growg potentialy for encroachment on Tribal Common Lands, the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc.

The mon lands clu the Gay Head Cliffs, Herrg Creek, and Lobsterville. 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. MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENTEnrollment the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah) is based upon our Roll of person who n document their direct leal scent om a specifilly intified Gay Head Wampanoag Indian on the 1870 Cens Roll of the Tribe shall be eligible for Membership. 00 applitn fee; a non-refundable money orr payable to “The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aqunah.

WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) WORKS WH FEMA TO PROTECT THEIR PEOPLE

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aqunah 20 Black Brook RoadAqunah, MA 02535-1546Phone: 508-645-9265Webse.

WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) JOS MARE MAMMAL STRANDG NETWORK

1700s: Many placed on rervatns lled "plantatns" (Gay Head on Martha's Veyard and Mashpee on Cape Cod).

Constutn of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, adopted 1990 and amend 1994 and 1995. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head official webse. Matag and protectg tribal cultural rourc is a top prry of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah).

CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS WS 5TH TERM AS CHAIR OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) WAMPANOAG TRIBE

The Wampanoag people are a Native Amerin tribe that habs Aqunah, also known as Gay Head, and Noepe Island, also known as Martha’s Veyard. Today, many of the people belong to one of two ferally regnized trib: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Of the two bands, only the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head have rervatn land; nsists of 485 acr on the southwtern si of the island.

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