As long as there was a Police Department in Mashpee, it was run by Natives. In the "Old Indian Town", the inhabitants governed themselves. But when the Wampanoag lost political control in the mid 1970's, the Natives lost governing authority. That occurred everywhere but in the Mashpee Police Department where the former Deputy Chief, Curtis Frye took the reigns and held on from 1981-1994. In true Mashpee form, Curtis did not fit the mold. The Frye clan is known for being attractive, charming, and friendly. "The nicest guy in the world", as Curtis Frye is known, led to the town's last bastion of authority for the Mashpee Wampanoag. To this day when you see Curt, it"s hard to believe he was Mashpee's last Native Top Cop.