February 05, 2016 Casino competitor backs legal challenge to Mashpee tribe's reservation Lawsuit claims federal ruling on reservation land flies in face of Supreme Court decision George Brennan Cape Cod Time's Posted Feb. 5, 2016 at 6:50 PM Neil Bluhm stood before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Nov. 5 telling commissioners a Mashpee Wampanoag casino was likely to be challenged in the…

November 23, 2015 Why Some Native Americans Recognize A 'National Day Of Mourning' On Thanksgiving Sam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post   “Some would say, ‘Why be so dark about it?’ Well, it's real, it's truthful, it was a holocaust,” says the head of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council.   When Cedric Cromwell sits down with his family for a meal on Thanksgiving…

November 13, 2015 Mashpee, Taunton land officially in trust     By George Brennan gbrennan@capecodonline.com Posted Nov. 12, 2015 at 5:20 PM MASHPEE — The federal government has officially taken land in Mashpee and Taunton into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the tribe announced Thursday evening. “It’s official,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell said in a prepared…

August 27, 2015 Decision on tribal casino will bring certainty to market Posted Aug. 26, 2015 at 7:19 PM Updated Aug 26, 2015 at 7:21 PM The major wildcard looming over the Massachusetts casino market could soon be resolved. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in an Aug. 21 letter to Taunton City Council President Estele Borges, states that a decision…

August 11, 2015 Mashpee maps its future Land management done right Posted Aug. 11, 2015 at 2:01 AM Mashpee has a lot of land on its hands. The town has, over the years, taken possession of more than 500 acres because the owners failed to pay property taxes or chose to walk away from their…