Native nations & living voices
Tobias J. Vanderhoop
Contemporary leader
Massachusetts connection
Aquinnah / Noepe
Vanderhoop is an Aquinnah Wampanoag leader who served as tribal chairman. He encourages Native citizens to take part in cultural life and public decisions. His work connects community planning, self-determination, and relationships among tribal, town, state, and federal governments.
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Read the source: naahu.sigs.harvard.edu ↗Ask: Who made this source? What can it tell us? What might it leave out?