significance as it is adjacent to 187 acres of Grafton owned land as well as 63 acres owned by the Grafton Land Trust. These properties will provide numerous recreational benefits to the public as well as play a role in protecting the water quality of local watersheds. In July 2013, the Hassanamisco band selected a chief, Cheryll Toney Holley to succeed Walter Vickers upon his resignation. Notable Nipmuc people Cheryll Toney Holley, historian, museum director, and chief of the Nipmuc Nation and Hassanamisco Nipmuc from 2013 to 2023 Wullumahchein, also known as Black James (before 1640 — ca. 1686), Nipmuc peace office and spiritual leader See also Native American tribes in Massachusetts Nipmuc Nation Hassanamisco Nipmuc Chaubunagungamaug Reservation Lake Chaubunagungamaug Tantiusques References External links Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indian Council Nipmuc Nation Hassanamisco Indian Museum Nipmuc Indian Association of Connecticut Nipmucspohke, Nipmuc Nation Newsletter Nipmuc History Project Mishoon Nipmuc Language - Home African–Native American relations Algonquian ethnonyms Eastern Algonquian peoples King Philip's War Native American tribes in Connecticut Native American tribes in Massachusetts Native American tribes in Rhode Island