Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah)

Contents:

• HERE'S WHAT NDIDAT FOR GAY HEAD TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON WANT TO ACPLISH
• CHERYL ANDREWS-MALTAIS WS 5TH TERM AS CHAIR OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH) WAMPANOAG TRIBE
• WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH)
• HOW THE WAMPANOAG INDIANS TOOK BACK GAY HEAD
• ELIZABETH JAM-PERRY (WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD, AQUNAH)

HERE'S WHAT NDIDAT FOR GAY HEAD TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON WANT TO ACPLISH

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. 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.

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

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.

Tribal Admistratn is the admistrative branch of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah) anizatn, whose purpose is to effectively and st efficiently provi support servic and anizatnal astcture to tribal programs and servic, Tribal Council and General Membership. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aqunah 20 Black Brook RoadAqunah, MA 02535-1546Phone: 508-645-9265Webse. 1700s: Many placed on rervatns lled "plantatns" (Gay Head on Martha's Veyard and Mashpee on Cape Cod).

WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUNAH)

Constutn of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, adopted 1990 and amend 1994 and 1995. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head official webse.

HOW THE WAMPANOAG INDIANS TOOK BACK GAY HEAD

1860 Indian Cens of Gay Head (Aqunah), D Co., Mass. [From the transcript Indians of Massachetts: GAY HEAD.

ELIZABETH JAM-PERRY (WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD, AQUNAH)

Gay Head. Qutns about Gay Head / Aqunah / Wampanoag genealogy?

AQUINNAH — After servg four three-year terms as tribal uncil chair of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah), Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, is facg a challenge om NaDaizja Bollg, 28, a member of the Gay Head (Aqunah) Wampanoag Tribe for the posn. Cheryl Andrews-MaltaisRince: EdgartownEdutn: Harvard Bs School; Cambridge College; Miami UniversyPolil experience: four terms as the tribal uncil chairwoman of the Gay Head (Aqunah) Wampanoag TribeOther civic/tribal volvement: Government Acuntabily Office Tribal Advisory Council; Secretary Mayorkas for the Department of Homeland Secury Advisory Council and Sub-Commtee; Boston Universy School of Medice Provost Advisory Commtee; Harvard Provost Advisory Commtee. Employment experience: Chair of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aqunah); (former) senr advisor to the U.