Tag Archives: Mashpee Wampanoag tribe
US – Judge protects Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s right to build casino on reservation land
A judge has prevented the federal government from rescinding its reservation designation for a Native American tribe’s land in Massachusetts, protecting the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s desire to build the First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, Southern Massachusetts. The fate of the tribe’s land in trust could also have a significant impact on the state’s…
US – Presidential tweet scuppers vote for Genting’s First Light Casino
A tweet from US President Donald Trump has stalled a vote that would pave the way for a Native American tribe to build a casino in Massachusetts on contested land. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe wants to use the land at Taunton, Massachusetts, only 25 miles, from Tiverton, Rhode Island to build a casino called First…
