Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe wants to discuss casino

Thursday, February 11, 2010  

The Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe is inviting tribal, state and federal officials to its powwow in March to discuss rumored plans for a casino on the Watuppa Reservation in Massachusetts.

But Chairman George Spring Buffalo doesn't expect the federally-recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to show up. He says the Mashpees are wrongly trying to claim the Watuppa land for a casino.

"They are not into talking. If they had, they would have done so before stepping on our territory," Buffalo told The Fall River Herald News. "They have disrespected us and as far as I am concerned, we have nothing to talk about."

The Pocassets were deeded the original reservation in 1709. The tribe is recognized by the state but not by the federal government.

Get the Story:
Pocasset Tribe wants to clear the air on casinos (The Fall River Herald News 2/11)
Tribe looks to Freetown for gaming site (The Martha's Vineyard Times 2/11)