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:
- Joanne Dunn, North Shore
- Aaron M. Gonzales, North American Indian Center of Boston & Suffolk County
- Gail A. Hill, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Barnstable & Plymouth Counties
- Vacant, 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
Additional Resources for
Tuition and Scholarship Information
Additional Resources for
Native American Resource Information
North American Indian Center of Boston Grandparents’ Resource Guide
National Indian Education Association
Administration for Native Americans
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Harvard University Native American Program
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
Institute for New England Native American Studies
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag
Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness
National Congress of American Indians
Native American Arts and Crafts Board
Nipmuc Indian Association of Connecticut
Nipmuc Indian Development Corp.
Nipmuck Council of Chaubunagungamaug
North American Indian Center of Boston