CHAPPAQUIDDICK BAND OF THE WAMPANOAG INDIANS
The Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe originates from the eastern end of the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Chappaquidick is, depending on shoreline movement at Wasque and sea level rise, either a peninsula or island in the town of Edgartown. Background information on the common lands and history of the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe follow.
Map of Chappaquiddick by Henry L. Whiting, 1850. See the history and full production of Whiting’s map of Martha’s Vineyard.