Mashpee nine
Subtitle: a story of cultural justice
By: Paula Peters
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: SmokeSygnals
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Mashpee, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780997628906
Subjects: Indians of North America; Police-community relations
Description: On July 29, 1976 Mashpee police officers raided a ceremonial encampment of members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe at 12:30 a.m. Nine were arrested and charged with various infractions such as excessive noisemaking (drumming) and assault and battery on a police officer. The Wampanoag community rallied behind the accused men and a campaign was born to "Free the Mashpee Nine". Ten months after the raid, the nine were judged not guilty.
Notes: "This book is published as a companion to the documentary short film Mashpee Nine: The Beat Goes On". -- title page verso.