Cedric Cromwell
Cedric Cromwell, also known as Qaqeemasq (or Running Bear) in Wôpanâak, is the Former Tribal Council Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. Elected in 2009 as chairman, Cedric Cromwell was the head of the official elected government for the 2,600-member federally recognized tribe. Cromwell was removed from office in 2020 after being Federally Indicted Biography Cromwell is the son of James Oliver Cromwell of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Constance "Lone Eagless" Tobey-Cromwell of Dorchester, Massachusetts. She served as the Wampanoag Tribal Secretary. Tribal activities Cromwell was elected to the Tribal Council and served for eight years before being elected Chairman in 2009. He was elected as part of a reform movement following the resignation of the former chairman, Glenn Marshall, who pleaded guilty on "federal embezzling, mail fraud and election finance charges". Cromwell has gained financial backing for the tribe's casino development effort from the Malaysian billionaire Lim Goh Tong and his Kien Huat Realty arm of the Genting Group. The chairman hired the former U.S. representative Bill Delahunt to lobby on behalf of the tribe. Because the Wampanoag have long been without a reservation, Cromwell is committed to securing federal lands in trust for the tribe. Under