Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation
| Named after | Pocasset and Pokanoket, two villages and bands of Wampanoag people |
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| Formation | 2017[1] |
| Founded at | Cranston, Rhode Island[2][1] |
| Type | nonprofit organization[1] |
| EIN 82-2650017[1] | |
| Purpose | Land Resources Conservation (C34)[1] |
| Headquarters | Cranston, Rhode Island[1] |
| Location |
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Membership (2010) | More than 200[3] |
Official language | English |
Principal Officer | Duane Shepard Sr.[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc. |
| Website | pocassetpokanoket |
The Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation is one of several cultural heritage organizations of individuals who identify as descendants of the Wampanoag people in Rhode Island. They formed a nonprofit organization, the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc., in 2017.[1]
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, one of the only two federally recognized Wampanoag tribes, states they are the descendants of the historical Pokanoket people.[4]
Nonprofit organization
[edit]Members of the Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation registered the Pocaseet Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc., as a nonprofit corporation in 2017.[2][1] Leslie S. Rich, Esq., of Cranston, Rhode Island, is the registered agent.[2]
The directors include:
- Chairman: George Spring "Buffalo"[3]
- Vice chairman: Daryl "Black Eagle" Jamieson[3]
- Leslie S. Rich.[2]
Land claims
[edit]The organization owns more than 424 acres in Fall River, Massachusetts, and Freetown, Massachusetts. They claim the Watuppa Reservation,[3] the public access area of 8,500 acres owned by the City of Fall River.[5]
Activities
[edit]Daryl "Black Eagle" Jamieson, who identifies as a Clan Chief of the Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation, is drum director of the Eastern Medicine Singers, runs the Eastern Medicine Cultural LLC, and Black Eagle Productions.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc". OpenCorporates. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Pateakos, Jay (February 4, 2010). "Pocasset Wampanoags say casino is behind land deal". Wicjed Local. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Lindahl, Chris (May 13, 2017). "R.I. tribe protests repatriation ceremony". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Watuppa Reservation". Save Buzzards Bay Coalition. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Zuckerman, Faye (May 21, 2020). "RIEAP Alumni Consultant Program offers mentoring to the latest cohort". Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation, Auburn, MA
- Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Crangston, RI