Editing Mashpee, Massachusetts (section)

=== 21st century ===
Today the town of Mashpee is known both for tourist recreation and for its distinctive minority Wampanoag culture. The population is predominately European American in ancestry. As the town attracts numerous summer visitors, there are many seasonal businesses and service jobs to support this tourism.

The [[Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe]] has its headquarters here. In 2015 the Department of Interior evaluated taking into trust {{convert|170|acres|km2}} in Mashpee as a reservation for the Wampanoag, who already controlled the land, however in 2018 the request was ultimately rejected.<ref name="Winokoor">{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20180908/latest-mashpee-wampanoag-land-in-trust-decision-elicits-joy-and-dismay|title=Latest Mashpee Wampanoag land-in-trust decision elicits joy and dismay|last=Winokoor|first=Charles|website=The Herald News, Fall River, MA|language=en|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> This decision also applied to the {{convert|150|acres|km2}} in Taunton, Massachusetts, which the Wampanoag tribe had acquired.<ref name="horridge">[https://www.casino.org/news/massachusetts-casino-possible-for-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe Kevin Horridge, "Surprise Massachusetts Casino Could Result from New Mashpee Wampanoag Land Grant"], ''Casino.org, September 21, 2015; accessed January 19, 2017</ref><ref name="Winokoor"/>

That action was challenged in October 2016 by a United States District Court decision, reached after a suit was filed earlier that year by opponents to Mashpee Wampanoag's plans to build a gaming casino on their Taunton land.<ref name="murphy">[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/07/11/taunton-casino-foes-get-their-day-court/WS3JQIR8GAuMKlYBfljJJP/story.html Sean P. Murphy, "Judge promises quick decision on challenge to Taunton casino"], ''Boston Globe,'' July 11, 2016; accessed January 18, 2017</ref><ref name="horridge"/>

The Wampanoag hold an annual [[pow-wow]] at which they display both modern and traditional activities and crafts.<ref>''Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Street Atlas'', South Easton, MA: Arrow Maps, Inc., 2004, p. 61.</ref>