Protect Wamponaog Tribe Sovereignty

Greetings Beloveds!
We are asking you to side with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts as they fight for their sovereignty and their right to their Tribal lands. Late last Friday afternoon, the Tribe was contacted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to inform them that the Secretary of the Interior has issued an order that will terminate the Tribe’s ability to self-govern, strip the Tribe of their reservation lands, and effectively terminate them as a recognized people. This is how the Trump administration is moving during the pandemic! This truly nefarious action must be vigorously opposed. Not only does it take away the sovereignty and lands from the Wampanoag people, it also sets a precedent for government orders against other indigenous peoples. Take the following actions TODAY:

Sign this petition calling on Congress to Pass the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation ActCall Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: (202) 224-2551. Urge him to support the forward movement of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (Senate Bill 2628)Call and email the Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, who issued the order to disestablish their reservation landsCall the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, and ask to Speak to your Senators. (Find your senator here). Urge your Senators to support the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (Senate Bill 2628)Make a donation to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe through their official website. Click here to donate now.
Learn More:
Watch this great 3-minute video by Teena Pugliese to hear directly from allies and leaders in the tribe about why this matters. The Doctrine of Discovery has been the religious and legal basis of land theft, extractive capitalism, Indigenous genocide, and violent colonization. Learn more about the history of the Doctrine of Discovery–and Unitarian Universalist efforts to make amends and repudiate the Doctrine in contemporary times–by clicking here. Learn more about the history and contemporary life of the Mashpee Wampanoag on the Tribe’s official website. Read the UUA’s Official Statement here.
Choose love,
Everette R. H. Thompson Side With Love, Campaign Manager
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