Wampanoag tribe of gay head aquinnah

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard. Aquinnah Cliffs, Moshup Trail, Natural Resources, Environmental and Economic Planning. The Network helped identify priority actions and funding solutions for the implementation of their priority projects. To learn more about the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah, you can visit their website at wampanoagtribe-nsn. Special thanks to community leaders from the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah that were generous enough to share their stories throughout this season.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (Wampanoag: Âhqunah Wôpanâak[2]) is a federally recognized tribe of Wampanoag people based in the town of Aquinnah on the southwest tip of Martha's Vineyard (Wampanoag: Noepe, the land amid the streams [3]) in Massachusetts (Wampanoag: Mâsach8sut[2]), United States. Skip to main content. Collections Help Search. Vineyard Gazette History.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has deep roots on the mainland dating back hundreds of years. A recent special election in Dartmouth sealed the fate of an Aquinnah Warrior and the "Indians" name as the official logo and name of the Dartmouth High School sports teams. Their name for the island was Noepe, meaning "dry land amid waters. By the time of European contact, there may have been 3, Wampanoag citizens living on Noepe, although that number is uncertain given that a devastating pandemic tore through the Wampanoag Nation in the years before the Pilgrims' arrival in Plymouth. It's uncertain whether the illness was smallpox or yellow fever, but it's presumed that it was spread by European fishermen trading with the tribe.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah are the legal caretakers of over acres of mostly undeveloped land in Aquinnah, MA. The entirety of Aquinnah and Noepe (Martha’s Vineyard) is the traditional and unceded territory of the Wampanoag people, who have lived here for over 12, years. We partner with federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native organizations, Alaska Native corporations and the Native Hawaiian community to manage or influence important habitats for wildlife. Here are just a few of our National Partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.