Parting Ways Cemetery

On this Thanksgiving Day, we pause to recognize the deeper history of this Island. Long before English settlers arrived, the Wampanoag people cared for, understood, and shaped Noepe — and continue to do so today.

We’re grateful to the Wampanoag community for their enduring stewardship of this land and for the stories, knowledge, and perspectives they share. We still have so much to learn.

If you’d like to explore more, visit the MV Museum’s Oral History YouTube channel for conversations with Wampanoag educators, historians, and Islanders who bring this history forward.