Recently , Malerba officially accepted the leadership role of chief of the Mohegan tribe -- the tribe 's first female leader in almost 300 years . Malerba is the tribe 's first female leader in almost 300 years . The tribal council has been meeting for about a month, and it was originally scheduled to meet again on Monday but postponed until Tuesday because of bad weather. She wants to help members straddle both the Mohegan world and the local community .
Malerba is the tribe 's first female leader in almost 300 years . The tribal council has been meeting for about a month, and it was originally scheduled to meet again on Monday but postponed until Tuesday because of bad weather. She wants to help members straddle both the Mohegan world and the local community .