Watch: Honoring the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

On June 11, we were proud to host our first Story Summit event in New Bedford at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. “All Hands On Deck” focused on the intersection of storytelling and climate change. Mass Humanities honored the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with the first Massachusetts Storyteller Award, recognizing the Tribe’s legacies of storytelling and […]
Scenes from “All Hands On Deck: A Climate Story Summit”

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe was honored with the inaugural 2025 Massachusetts Storyteller of the Year award on June 11 in New Bedford. We gathered with local residents, elected officials, and members of the Tribe at the New Bedford Whaling Museum to celebrate the storytelling legacy of the Tribe, specifically its long history of land stewardship. […]