The Chappaquiddick Tribe of the Wampanoag Indian Nation is a non-profit organization in Massachusetts that self-identifies as a Native American tribe, but is not recognized as a tribe by the federal government or by any state government. Members claim to be descendants of the Wampanoag, an historic Indigenous people of Massachusetts. The organization has approximately 300 members and is based in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard.[1]
Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
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Headquarters | Edgartown, Massachusetts |
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Official language | English |
Website | chappaquiddickwampanoag |
About
editThe organization maintains the Chappaquiddick Community Center in Edgartown, Massachusetts.[2]
Status
editThere are two federally recognized Wampanoag tribes in Massachusetts, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, as well as one state-recognized non-Wampanoag tribe, the Hassanamisco Nipmuc. The Chappaquidick Tribe of the Wampanoag Indian Nation does not have recognition from either the state or the federal government.
Petition for recognition
editThe organization filed a letter of intent to petition on May 21st, 2007.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Other Tribe". Martha's Vineyard Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "A land lost but a culture rebuilt". The Martha's Vineyard Times. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ LIST OF PETITIONERS BY STATE (as of April 29, 2011) (Archived [1])
External links
edit- Chappaquidick Wampanoag official website