[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to protect the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe from the Trump
administration's attacks.

Dear MoveOn member,

On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered that the Mashpee
Wampanoag tribe's reservation land be disestablished.^1

The Mashpee Wampanoag, the People of the First Light, have occupied the
same region for over 12,000 years and have faced diminishment of their
homelands since colonization. The latest decision is a blow to tribal
sovereignty and undermines the future and sustainability of the tribal
nation.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to save the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation Trust Land.

The Tribe is asking Congress to protect its reservation lands and has put
forth the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (H.R.312).
We are asking for signatures in support of this legislation. 

[3]Sign the petition

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, the very tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims in
the 1600s, is at risk of losing what is left of their homelands due to a
determination made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Massachusetts Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren call this out as
"craven political games the Trump administration tries to play."^2

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's citizens are currently suffering a massive
loss of resources and services due to the uncertainty of the trust status
of the reservation.

Millions of dollars of funding are being lost or delayed for the clean
water program, children's education through the Mukayuhsak Weekuw
immersion pre-school, and kindergarten and critical community service
programs.

This is also a direct threat to emergency services, housing, and substance
abuse programs that are desperately needed to combat the opioid epidemic.

These are just a few of the ways this decision is impacting the community
and children.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thank you.

–Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project

Sources:

1. "Why the Trump administration is moving to 'disestablish' a
Massachusetts tribe’s reservation," Boston.com,
March 29, 2020
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2. "Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren accuse Trump administration of
'craven' political games in the disestablishment of the Mashpee Wampanoag
reservation," MassLive, March 29, 2020
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