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Indigenous Heritage Month

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Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make together for our children. Sitting Bull

Indigenous Heritage Month is a celebration of the contributions and achievements of the people of Indigenous descent and Native Americans.

The area around Gay Head has been home to Wampanoag tribe for thousands of years. The word Wampanoag has often been translated to mean “People of the Dawn.”

Charles Vanderhoop, a member of the Wampanoag tribe, served as assistant light keeper at Gay Head Lighthouse from 1913-1919. In 1919 Vanderhoop possibly became the first Native American Head Light Keeper while serving at Sankaty Lighthouse. He returned in 1920 as the Head Light Keeper of Gay Head.

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