Who we are

Vision Statement

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With the increasing population growth across the lands stretching east of the Bass River, amongst the growing deforestation rates; it was the priority of the grandchildren of the Indigenous peoples who live amongst these lands to preserve it. Establishing the Nauset Indian Outreach and Preservation (NIOP) gave way for those with legitimate direct lineal ties to Nauset families who survived the colonial assault on Nauset lifeways throughout the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The council board of trustees was established on December 12th 2020 and currently holds five seats, two of which are filled by the Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren of 20th century Wampanoag and Nauset Chief Red Shell, Clarence Manter Wixon Sr; Keeping a grasp on the allodial territories their family has maintained since time immemorial. 

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The projected goal of the NIOP is to maintain the Indigenous physicality, relevance and integrity of Old Cape Cod within a fast paced moving 21st century. Being able to heal the educational scars branded into the systems held in place within the Lower and Outer Cape towns was amongst one of our top priorities, as well as having a land basis to ensure the everlasting continuation of cultural practices going into future.  

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Since our founding in 2020, numerous personal collections of pre contact as well as post contact artifacts from the Lower and Outer Cape regions have been donated to the organization. The majority of our collection is made up of a great number of stone materials from the Pleasant Bay watershed and its woodlands. Extensive amounts of stone projectile points ranging from the early archaic to the late woodland periods show the skill of our ancient relatives; while we also have earthen pottery, early beadwork and wooden pieces too.

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