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Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
1928 - 1st Powwow held at Pondville
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~ Built from an 1838 Petition to the Commonwealth
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our history

We are members of the Wampanoag Nation. Our homelands range from the Plymouth (Plimoth Colony) areas to the upper parts of Cape Cod (Bourne, Sandwich and Plymouth / Barnstable County). We have been here for thousands of years. We have fished these waters, cultivated these lands and raised our children here. We have been known over the years by many names…Patuxet, Herring Pond/Pondville, Manomet, Comassakumkanit and The Praying Indians on old English maps. But we are still known today as the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe.  We are the Plymouth Tribe of Indians!

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leadership

Picture of Troy Currence

Troy Currence

Medicine Man

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Melissa (Harding) Ferretti

Chairlady / President

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Kathryn (Kitten) Hunt

Secretary

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Jennifer Harding

Treasurer

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Lori (Harding) Wentworth

Tribal Council Member

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Jill Lauzon

Vice Chairwoman

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Hazel Currence

Tribal Council Member

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Madison Hunt

Tribal Council Member

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ENROLLMENT / MEMBERSHIP

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Hazel Currence

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Kathleen Gately

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Jeannine Rhonda Hunt

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Pondville Meetinghouse / Church - Secretary

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TRIBAL MEETINGS

COUNCIL AND GENERAL MEETINGS
2ND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT:
THE HERRING POND WAMPANOAG TRIBAL MEETINGHOUSE,
128 HERRING POND ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360

TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETINGS
EXECUTIVE SESSION (when necessary) – 5:00 PM TO 5:30 PM

GENERAL (MONTHLY) MEETINGS
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates running for public office. 

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Bourne’s Herring Pond Tribe Wants Its History Heard

Herring Pond Wampanoag 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

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COVID-19 Response Reporting

Herring Pond Wampanoag 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. No related posts.

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens

Herring Pond Wampanoag 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.

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What is Juneteenth? By History Channel

Melissa Harding-Ferretti 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

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