Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

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Wampanoag tribe federally recognized Native American tribe

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its deep historical and cultural ties to the region and its role in the broader Wampanoag Nation.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Aquinnah Wampanoag 2
Gay Head Wampanoag 1
Tribal Council of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wampanoag tribe ⓘ
federally recognized Native American tribe ⓘ
ancestralTerritory Gay Head ⓘ
surface form: Gay Head cliffs area

Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Martha’s Vineyard region
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Northeast Woodlands ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
engagesIn environmental stewardship of tribal lands ⓘ
language and cultural revitalization ⓘ
ethnicallyRelatedTo Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ⓘ
other Wampanoag communities in New England ⓘ
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized ⓘ
federalRecognitionYear 1987 ⓘ
governingBody Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tribal Council of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
governmentType tribal government ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice agriculture ⓘ
basketry ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
shellfishing ⓘ
wampum making ⓘ
whaling (historically) ⓘ
hasOfficialNameVariant Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Massachusetts
hasRight eligibility for federal Indian programs and services ⓘ
self-governance under federal law ⓘ
hasSettlement Aquinnah ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Reservation
hasTribalRoll enrolled tribal members ⓘ
jurisdictionIncludes Aquinnah ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Reservation lands
languageCurrentlySpoken English ⓘ
languageTraditionallySpoken Wampanoag language ⓘ
locatedIn Aquinnah ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah, Massachusetts

Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Martha’s Vineyard
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Massachusetts ⓘ
notableFor deep historical ties to Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ
preservation of Aquinnah cliffs and coastal environment ⓘ
role in broader Wampanoag history ⓘ
operates cultural preservation programs ⓘ
health and social services programs ⓘ
tribal housing programs ⓘ
partOf Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form: Wampanoag Nation
peopleAlsoCalled Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah Wampanoag

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
surface form: Gay Head Wampanoag
primaryEthnicity Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form: Wampanoag
recognizedAs sovereign tribal nation ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
recognizedUnder federal acknowledgment process of the United States ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Wampanoag spiritual beliefs ⓘ
reservationLocation western end of Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jessie Little Doe Baird → associatedWith → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
Wampanoag people → federallyRecognizedTribe → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) → governingBody → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tribal Council of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Moshup Beach → hasCulturalSignificance → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: associated with Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Gay Head → hasEthnicGroup → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
Aquinnah → hasIndigenousNation → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard → hasNativeAmericanReservation → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) lands
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) → hasOfficialNameVariant → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Massachusetts
Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard → isHomeOf → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe → isPartOf → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wampanoag Nation
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) → peopleAlsoCalled → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aquinnah Wampanoag
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) → peopleAlsoCalled → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gay Head Wampanoag
Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project → serves → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aquinnah Wampanoag
Wampanoag homelands → traditionalHomelandOf → Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ