The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is marching to the U.S. Capitol today, calling on Congress to prevent its reservation from being taken out of trust by the Trump administration. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/MHgiE1v8wM
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In the early 1600s, tribe's ancestors welcomed the Pilgrims to America and helped them survive. "That's what Thanksgiving Day was all about," Chairman Cedric Cromwell said. #StandWithMashpeehttps://t.co/wKDHS4Rv4C
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Nearly 400 years later, the tribe is asking for support. Congress can pass the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act to protect the reservation from being taken out of trust. "We need you America," Chairman Cromwell said. "Come stand with Mashpee." pic.twitter.com/vIFXLYerSk
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The House version of the bill is H.R.5244. It received bipartisan support at a hearing in July. The Senate version is S.2628. Further action is needed before the 115th session of Congress concludes in December. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/BPVdD6Lphq
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Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: “Today; we stand together.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/CLlEkWlMSO
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President Jefferson Keel of the National Congress of American Indians: “We have an inherent right to be here.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/LGs7kuGMAo
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Chief Lynn Malerba of the Mohegan Tribe: “We are not invisible within our own lands.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/m4f3LkNyNo
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Honor song as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe prepares to march to the US Capitol #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/r5QJ2gvpHM
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The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is marching to the U.S. Capitol, calling on Congress to prevent its reservation from being taken out of trust by the Trump administration. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/hhvWUiE6nz
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“WHOSE LAND? OUR LAND!”
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The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is marching to the U.S. Capitol, calling on Congress to prevent its reservation from being taken out of trust by the Trump administration. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/6tG9OitNWr
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is marching to the U.S. Capitol, calling on Congress to prevent its reservation from being taken out of trust by the Trump administration. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/fjqK4mfwMi
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#StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/hxtUlG7Q6Z
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MY LAND MY FUTURE #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/llgp5lTSMg
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Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: “Today we are victorious”
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The tribe is calling on Congress to prevent its reservation from being taken out of trust by the Trump administration. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/usqmLtXvLU
Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: “The threat is real about us losing our homelands.”
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The tribe is calling on Congress to prevent the Trump administration from taking its reservation out of trust. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/APN2OUYLHI
Vice Chair Jessie Little Doe Baird of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe:
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“My blood and bones are from Mashpee.”
The tribe is calling on Congress to prevent the Trump administration from taking its reservation out of trust. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/ZdOU1WAHpz
Rep Bill Keating, Democrat from Massachusetts, is sponsoring the bill to protect the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s homelands. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/vodVDC34So
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Chairman Larry Wright of the Ponca Tribe: “We are a terminated tribe. We know what it’s like to lose all of our land.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/ik01GMad3L
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Chairman Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Vice President of the National Congress of American Indians: “We survived Andrew Jackson so we can survive anything.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/mfBnfsZyDw
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Rob Sanders of Tlingit and Haida Tribes came all the way from Alaska to stand with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. “Termination is here. It’s alive,” Sanders said. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/lQ13Arzc6x
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Hiawatha Brown of the Narragansett Tribe: “We were the last to come into this federal system. We are going to be the first to be removed. It’s apparent.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/SqyZaQx26O
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Congressman Joe Kennedy, Democrat from Massachusetts, is cosponsoring the bill to prevent the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s land from being taken out of trust. “We will pass this bill. This is not a partisan issue,” Kennedy said. #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/LAEv14cnic
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President Fawn Sharp of the Quinault Nation: “We are all directly impacted by this decision and we all need to stand together because that is where our strength lies.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/I3yGraMQli
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President Scott Weston of the Oglala Sioux Tribe: “This is still our land...We are not going away.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/M8c9O2gMYq
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Ernie Stevens of the National Indian Gaming Association: “We never left. We never stopped being Indian.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/2Itzk55VXp
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Lance Gumbs of the Shinnecock Nation: “We are all in jeopardy because of this decision.” #StandWithMashpee pic.twitter.com/LGK9ZjBl4W
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