Debunking Lincoln, the 'Great Emancipator'

ICTMN Staff
February 23, 2013
“Tell some historians that ‘Lincoln freed the slaves’ and one can virtually see the smoke come out of their ears,” relates a story about abolitionists on CNN.com ...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Vows to Speed Up Decision Process

ICTMN Staff
February 17, 2013
As tribes make their case for a casino in Massachusetts, the state's gaming commission has agreed to issue licenses for two of the regions in February and March of 2014...

Interior: Mashpee Trust Land Decision on Track for Early 2013

Gale Courey Toensing
January 14, 2013
The Department of the Interior plans to complete the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s application for trust land for gaming in January...

What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving? The Wampanoag Side of the Tale and What’s Done Today

Gale Courey Toensing
November 23, 2012
When you hear about the Pilgrims and “the Indians” harmoniously sharing the “first Thanksgiving” meal in 1621, the Indians referred to so generically are the ancestors of the conte...

Department of Interior Rejects Mashpee-State Gaming Compact

Gale Courey Toensing
October 16, 2012
The Department of Interior has rejected the casino compact between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, saying it unfairly gives the state too much mo...
Cedric Cromwell

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Responds to Harold Monteau's Column on Gaming Compacts

It was with great interest that I read Harold Monteau’s editorial, “Regarding Gaming Compacts and Their ‘Illusory Exclusivity,’” in which he critic...

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September 22, 2012

Archaeological Canoe Trip Will Explore History of Taunton River in Massachusetts

ICTMN Staff
September 20, 2012
This year’s Archaeology in the Watershed canoe and kayak tour will feature the Town River, the headwater for the Taunton River in Bridgewater and West Bridgewater in Massachusetts...

Massachusetts Governor To Sign Mashpee Wampanoag Casino Compact Monday

ICTMN Staff
July 27, 2012
Governor Deval Patrick plans to sign a casino compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe at the Massachusetts State House on Monday, July 30, according to a media release today from ...

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Approves Tribal-State Compact

Gale Courey Toensing
July 12, 2012
Tribe will pay 21.5 percent of gross gaming revenues to the state The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council authorized Chairman Cedric Cromwell to sign a tribal-state compact on July 11...

Mashpee’s Land-Into-Trust Under BIA Review

Gale Courey Toensing
May 31, 2012
Notice is a major step forward in Tribe’s pursuit of an initial reservation The end of May finds the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe two steps closer to realizing its dream of having an ac...

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