Resolution Recognizing and Protecting the Ancient and Aboriginal Claim of the Indians in the Commonwealth.
Residents rally in Wareham to stop subsidizing solar projects that clear-cut woodlands
August 25, 2021
Save the Pine Barrens Frank MulliganWicked LocalAD0:12https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.476.0_en.html#goog_1516096946 WAREHAM – There are grass roots movements. Perhaps this is a tree roots movement. About 100 people attended a rally Saturday at the Onset VFW, one of two held in the state, to enlist support to impose a state moratorium on subsidizing solar projects that clear cut forests in the interest of green energy. The other rally was held in Greenfield. Rally supporters…
PLYMOUTH – Dozens of edible plants have been identified in the stretch of Cedarville woods that the town returned to the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe in 2019. Many make fine art supplies as well. Local students collected several varieties of berries along with wildflowers, grasses and tree and shrub leaves earlier this month as part of a project to help reshape the conversation about the tribe and its place in…
Commission to redesign Massachusetts flag begins work
July 30, 2021
Members of a new commission tasked with revisiting the state’s seal and motto and creating a new Massachusetts flag appeared to be in early agreement on at least one point at their first meeting July 1 — they’ll need more time beyond their October deadline. A resolve passed in January created the panel to investigate the state’s seal and motto, “including those features that may be unwittingly harmful to or misunderstood…
Melissa Ferretti, president and chair of the Herring Pond Wampanoag tribe, said the exercise could also help educate the public about the history and contemporary existence of tribal nations in Massachusetts. “This is an opportunity for the commonwealth and all of you here and anyone that’s paying attention to get to know some of these other communities that have been sort of removed from this narrative all these many years,”…
In partnership with MA Department of Public Health (DPH) and Brewster Ambulance we are pleased to announce that we are hosting our 2nd MA COVID Vaccine Clinic this coming Saturday June 5th from 1PM – 3PM at our Pondville Meetinghouse located @128 Herring Pond Road Plymouth MA 02360. Open to ALL Walk-Ins are welcome or Sign-Up https://brewstercovid.as.me/?calendarID=5500836
https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/03/04/wampanoag-people-fish-during-winter-lament-environmental-changes-indian-traditions/4554582001/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=gh-capecodtimes-main By Jessica Hill Cape Cod Times Carrying his fishing rod and gear, Dan Hannigan recently walked to Spectacle Pond in Wareham, where he chiseled a hole in the ice with a hatchet to drop a lure into the water. With the relatively warm weather this season, the ice is thin, less than the 4 inches needed to walk on it. Standing by the side of the pond, he set a…