Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell, left, and elder Vernon Lopez share the good news about the tribe's land-into-trust application on September 18, 2015. Photo from Facebook
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is negotiating a second law enforcement agreement in Massachusetts. The tribe is finalizing a memorandum of understanding with the town of Mashpee, The Cape Cod Times reports. The deal would address policing issues on the tribe's 170-acre trust property. The tribe already has a similar deal in place with the city of Taunton. It covers the 151 acres that the Bureau of Indian Affairs placed in trust in September. Get the Story:
Mashpee OKs agreement on policing tribal land (The Cape Cod Times 12/9)
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