Dear Tribal Family,
The U.S. Department of Interior has officially designated our tribal lands in Mashpee and Taunton as a reservation.
It will be published in the Federal Register today.
Many have tried to doubt, deny and distract us, but we have prevailed. The reservation proclamation means our trust lands in Mashpee and Taunton can now be used to further our growth economically, politically, and culturally. This cements our right to self-determination now and for future generations.
And, despite the threats of an immediate lawsuit following our Land-In-Trust decision, no lawsuits have been filed to date. Perhaps the self-proclaimed “legal scholars” who were certain this day would never come have had the chance to analyze our Land-In-Trust decision and realize that not only is it on firm legal footing, but the U.S. Justice Department stands ready to defend it.
Either way, we can now move forward with our plans to uplift of our Tribal Nation and press on towards the construction of our destination resort casino in Taunton.
After decades of painstaking work by Tribal Councils past and present, I am overjoyed that the government of the United States has officially issued our reservation proclamation, as we are witnessing the re-birth of our nation.
Kutâputunumuw!
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