Bourne’s Herring Pond Tribe Wants Its History Heard
August 17, 2022
https://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/bournes-herring-pond-tribe-wants-its-history-heard/article_790fa118-750c-56a6-ace0-634bb32302df.html Melissa Ferretti, chairwoman of the Herring Pond Tribe, points to a photo of her Aunt Hazel and Cousin Troy, shown center wearing traditional regalia.By CALLI REMILLARD Like most stories, history can change depending on who is telling it. And for a long time, members of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe let their history be told for them. But now, they want to tell it themselves. Melissa A. Ferretti, chairwoman…
COVID-19 Response Reporting
August 3, 2022
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting Cumulative reports on Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, testing, and hospitalizations. Additional reports include nursing facility data, cases by city/town, and vaccination data.
COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
August 3, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/children-teens.html or the best protection, CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older and boosters for everyone 5 years and older, if eligible. 6 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccination for Children 1. COVID-19 vaccination for children is safe. Before recommending COVID-19 vaccination for children, scientists conducted clinical trials. Then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for everyone 6 months and older.…
What is Juneteenth? By History Channel
June 19, 2022
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal…
Indian Brook Elementary students in Plymouth dig into learning, plant vegetable gardens
June 14, 2022
Old Colony Memorial By Rich Harbert wickedlocal.com From Below – “Melissa Ferretti and Madison Hunt of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe visited Indian Brook Elementary School last Wednesday to share the Native American legend of the three sisters and help third-graders plant corn, beans and squash. Ferretti, who is chairwoman of the tribe, attended the school when it opened years ago. She told students the legend of how three quarreling…
https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2022/05/17/special-commission-backs-new-state-seal-and-motto-for-massachusetts By Adam Reilly May 17, 2022 The special commission charged with reevaluating Massachusetts’ state seal and motto voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that both be completely replaced. The current state seal, which dates back to 1898, depicts a Native American holding a bow and arrow and standing beneath an arm holding a sword — representing the colonial military leader Myles Standish — poised as if to strike. A motto in…
SAVE THE PINE BARRENS
May 23, 2022
Protect and steward the unique Coastal Pine Barrens and finite natural resources of Southeastern Massachusetts We are a statewide network of groups and individuals taking action to protect our land and water to ensure a livable future for all life on Earth. That means clean water, healthy ecosystems and forests that support the world-class biodiversity at our doorsteps. Massachusetts has one of the most unique forested ecosystems here at home and…
NAICOB Peer Recovery Support Centers
May 19, 2022
http://www.naicob.org/resources.html NAICOB Violence Against Native American Women in Massachusetts: A Guide to Seeking Assistance NAICOB DVSA Resource Guide.pdfDownload File NAICOB Jay Treaty Guide NAICOB Jay Treaty Guide.pdfDownload File NAICOB Indian Child Welfare Act GuidesNAICOB Peer Recovery Support Centers ICWA Basic Guide.pdfDownload File ICWA Detailed Guide.pdfDownload FilePRSC GuideDownload File NAICOB Supporting Caregiver Grandparents Program Resource GuideThrough the generous support of the Administration for Native Americans, NAICOB produced a resources guide for elders…