Tribe that celebrated first Thanksgiving with Pilgrims wins federal recognition
Monday, February 19th, 2007
Tribe that celebrated first Thanksgiving with Pilgrims wins federal recognition (WIVB Buffalo)
MASHPEE, Mass. The tribe that shared in the first Thanksgiving celebration has received federal recognition as a sovereign American Indian nation. And it comes 32 years after the Mashpee Wampanoags (wahm-puh-NOH’-agz) began their quest.
