Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum

The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum in Mashpee, Massachusetts, serves as a cultural center in the home community of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, one of the two federally recognized representative bodies of the Wampanoag people. Closely connected to the tribe’s history and presence in town, it grew from an idea proposed in 1970 and was realized through the persistent efforts of Amelia Peters Bingham. In 1997, a unanimous vote at Mashpee’s annual town meeting transferred the building to the Wampanoag Tribal Council. The grounds also include the Avant House and the Mill Pond Herring Ladder on the Mashpee River, and the site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999.

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts · United States