The Massachusetts Trail Project: How a Trail Led Us Online

The Massachusetts Native American Trails Project is a collaborative, community-based project developed in conjunction with the Aquinnah Wampanoag, the Mashpee Wampanoag, the Nipmuc Nation, the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs, and the University of Massachusetts. The trails project has led to a comprehensive, tribally controlled website detailing Native sites and events across the state of Massachusetts. The site, http://www.massnativetrails.com/, continues to grow. This brief field report outlines the history of the site, the challenges and rewards of engaged, activist scholarship, and the current goals of this ongoing project.