Tribal CouncilTribal Council
Yvonne Frye Avant
Tribal Council Member Yvonne is the longest standing Council member with 18 years committed to the leadership of the Tribe. She has also spent 4 years as a Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs. Taking a 4 year break to represent the Tribe as a Commissioner, Yvonne was honored to do so but said she missed the more intimate, day to day, Tribal relationship she had as a Councilmember, thus ran for office and sat on Council again. Yvonne also brings to the Council a BA in Management from U-Mass Boston and many years of working with Tribal programs. She spent several years with the Mashpee Indian Education Program in its early years and 6 years working with the Boston Indian Council, now known as NAICOB (Native American Center of Boston) as their Employment and Training Coordinator. At that time she also filled in as weekend counselor at the Tecumseh House, an Alcoholic Rehabilitation Home for Native Americans.
Tribal Council Member Yvonne is the longest standing Council member with 18 years committed to the leadership of the Tribe. She has also spent 4 years as a Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs. Taking a 4 year break to represent the Tribe as a Commissioner, Yvonne was honored to do so but said she missed the more intimate, day to day, Tribal relationship she had as a Councilmember, thus ran for office and sat on Council again. Yvonne also brings to the Council a BA in Management from U-Mass Boston and many years of working with Tribal programs. She spent several years with the Mashpee Indian Education Program in its early years and 6 years working with the Boston Indian Council, now known as NAICOB (Native American Center of Boston) as their Employment and Training Coordinator. At that time she also filled in as weekend counselor at the Tecumseh House, an Alcoholic Rehabilitation Home for Native Americans.