Massachusetts residents fight tribal land designation at First Circuit

One judge called “nonsense” after an attorney argued the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe had given up its tribal rights in Massachusetts in 1869. (CN) — Residents of East Taunton, Mass. asked the First …One judge called “nonsense” after an attorney argued the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe had given up its tribal rights in Massachusetts in 1869. (CN) — Residents of East Taunton, Mass. asked the First …