Check out the Aquinnah Cultural Center’s Wampanoag History Museum. The museum is located on ancestral homelands, and shares the long and ongoing story of the Wampanoag people on Noepe (Martha’s Vineyard). Through exhibits and interactive displays, visitors can connect with more than 12,000 years of Wampanoag history, culture, and continued presence on this Island. “Maintaining Our Sovereignty,” an Aquinnah Cultural Center (ACC) public history project that centers contemporary Aquinnah Wampanoag struggles for sovereignty in their traditional territories, is currently on display.
On the U.S.’ semiquincentennial and in anticipation of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)’s 40th anniversary of receiving federal acknowledgment, ACC staff members are revitalizing the Aquinnah Wampanoag Oral History Project, and will be gathering oral histories from tribal members who have been central to fighting for Wampanoag political, cultural, and community survival. This rotating gallery places excerpts of oral histories into conversation with belongings from the ACC’s permanent collection, as well as newly commissioned works by Aquinnah Wampanoag artists.
Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm. Adults $10, seniors $8, children 7 to 17 $6, children 6 and under free. 35 Aquinnah Circle, Aquinnah.
