Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum, Native American museum in Mashpee, Massachusetts.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum is housed in a Cape Cod style building and displays artifacts ranging from the Stone Age to present day. The collection includes tools, weapons, and household items that document daily life and craft traditions.

The building was erected in the late 18th or early 19th century and is one of the oldest surviving structures in Mashpee. In 1863 it was acquired by the Wampanoag Timothy Pocknet, who secured state-guaranteed tribal autonomy. Tribal members restored the house in the 1960s and early 1970s and opened the museum in 1973; the town transferred the building to the Wampanoag Tribal Council by unanimous vote at the 1997 annual town meeting.

The exhibits show items from everyday Wampanoag life, including baskets, cooking utensils, and hunting tools that reveal how people lived across generations. These objects tell stories of craft skills and the rhythm of daily life in the region.

The museum is located in Mashpee and easy to find if you know the address. It is a good idea to contact ahead to confirm current hours and ensure the museum is open when you plan to visit.

The museum grounds also hold the Mill Pond Herring Ladder, a fish ladder on the Mashpee River that lets herring swim upstream to spawn. Visitors can watch the fish climb it, and the ladder belongs to the museum site rather than standing apart from it.