Asserting its sovereignty, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has taken preliminary steps to build its own public safety facility on tribal land.
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, in an email to The Times, explained the difference between the two tribes. A separate federal case is pending. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah 's land is not affected by a ruling Friday, but tribe leaders say it's an "unnecessary hostile act" toward Mashpee. This is not what we as Tribal Leaders would expect from our fiduciary trustee, and certainly not while we are all facing this pandemic crisis. George Brennan. Only the best people. Don Leopold appointed to replace the late John Alley. This is insane, immoral, criminal and an act of violence against the Tribe. In February, the Mashpee tribe lost an appeal of a lower court ruling, which found the Interior Department was not authorized to take the acres of land into trust in , which included land for a casino in Taunton. Latest Posts. He was cleared of medding in the endangered species report, lol. Friday, June 5, The Martha's Vineyard Times. Since Jackie has thus far not provided an answer, George β why not do a follow up investigative report as to exactly why the department took the action? The circumstances will be instructive for all of us. Next article Should we stay or should we go? Trump is a corrupt, immoral, impulsive, inept leader with a pathological need to soothe his narcissistic injuries. You can read up on Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, appointed one year ago by Trump as part the Trump swamp cabinet. What makes the Aquinnah Wampanoag different is that the tribe reached a settlement agreement with the town and state that was codified by Congress in Under that agreement, the tribe was given control of nearly acres on the Island. Brian Dowd - June 4, Rich Saltzberg - June 4, Lucas Thors - June 4, Popular Categories.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} He was investigated by his own department! The Secretary should be ashamed. Since this was an expressed intent of Congress, authorizing, and more importantly, directing the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for our Tribe; our Trust Lands are outside the impacts of this decision and action. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}On Friday, the U. Previous article Tracking the worldwide pandemic. Andrews-Maltais also touched on the uncertainty of the situation.