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Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs fundamental role is to assist Native American individuals, tribes and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and to advise the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA) was created by the legislature in 1974. The Commission is governed by M.G.L. Chapter 6A: Section 8A.

Commission Members

Commission on Indian Affairs
100 Cambridge St., Suite 300
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

John “Jim” Peters, Jr, Executive Director
617-573-1292
john.peters@mass.gov


Burne Stanley, Administrative Assistant
617-573-1291
burne.stanley-peters@mass.gov

Commission Members:

  • Aaron M. Gonzales, North American Indian Center of Boston & Suffolk County
  • Gail A. Hill, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Barnstable & Plymouth Counties
  • Tashanna Carter, Nipmucs and Worcester & Middlesex Counties
  • Troy W. Phillips, Bristol & Norfolk Counties
  • Rhonda K. Anderson, Western Massachusetts
  • Michael D. Wagner, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah

     

Meetings

Commission on Indian Affairs Meeting Notices

 

Commission on Indian Affairs Meeting Minutes

 

 

Tuition and Scholarship Information

Native American Tuition Credit

American Indian College Fund Resource Guide 

Native American Resource Information

Administration for Native Americans

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe

Harvard University Native American Program

Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band

Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe

Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

Indian Health Service

Institute for New England Native American Studies

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness

Mohegan Tribe of CT

Narragansett Indian Tribe

National Congress of American Indians

National Indian Education Association

Native American Arts and Crafts Board

Native American Lifelines

Nipmuc Indian Association of Connecticut

Nipmuc Indian Development Corp.

Nipmuc Nation

Nipmuck Council of Chaubunagungamaug

North American Indian Center of Boston

Passamaquoddy Tribe

Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of MA and RI 

Rhode Island Indian Council

Stockbridge-Munsee Community – Massachusetts Office

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Additional Resources

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