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Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag
Cultural heritage group in the U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag is a cultural heritage group that claims descendancy from the Massachusett people, an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands.[2]
While they identify as a Native American tribe, they are unrecognized, meaning they are neither a federally recognized tribe[3] nor a state-recognized tribe.[4]
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Nonprofit organizations
The Massachuset-Ponkapoag Tribal Council, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2002;[1][5] however, GuideStar reports that their nonprofit status was revoked for failing to file 990 tax forms with the IRS for three consecutive years.[6] As a cultural awareness organization, their stated mission is "The Education of the Massachuset people in our history, customs and culture."[6] Gilbert Solomon is the principal officer, based in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[6] Their agent is Massachusetts Registered Agent, LLC.[5]
The Ponkapoag Land Corporation is an active nonprofit organization, also founded in 2002 with Gilbert Solomon serving as agent. Its registered address is in Holliston, Massachusetts.[7]
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Officers
The officers of the Massachuset-Ponkapoag Tribal Council, Inc., and Ponkapoag Land Corporation are as follows:
- Gilbert Solomon, president
- Thomas Green, vice president
- Elizabeth Solomon, treasurer
- Alysha Gray, clerk.[7]
Robin Harris became the director of the Massachusetts-Ponkapoag Tribal Council, Inc. in 2021.[5] Jean Oliver Foster became director of the Ponkapoag Land Corporation in 2021.[7]
Elizabeth Solomon, a member and officer of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag and a Harvard University alumna and director of administration at the Harvard School of Public Health, has delivered land acknowledgments for the university[8] and other area institutions.[9]
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Activities
As the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, the organization released an open letter in 2020 opposing the use of Native American sports mascots.[10] Members participated in the Wessagussett Wetlands and Woodlands site's unveiling of public signage of local history in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[11] The Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag has publicly called on Boston University to rename its Myles Standish Hall to Wituwamat Memorial Hall after a Neponset tribal member killed by colonists in 1623.[12]
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