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« Inmate returned to ACI after assault charge | Today | Rhode Islander moving in to Big Brother house » July 8, 2008Narragansett tribe member stabbed at Cape powwowA 19-year-old Narragansett tribal member is in stable condition at Cape Cod Hospital after being stabbed while trying to break up a fight at a Mashpee Wampanoag powwow last weekend, according to his mother. While police refused to identify the man who was stabbed, his mother, Bella Noka of Richmond, said today it was her son, Norman Gonsalves, of Providence. She said Gonsalves suffered a punctured liver, diaphragm and collapsed lung after being attacked from behind while trying to protect a woman. He has drifted in and out of consciousness, she said, but described today as his first “very stable day” since the incident. Gonsalves was competing as a traditional dancer at the annual powwow, she said. “He’s just a hard-working kid and for something like this to happen,” she said. Gonsalves is the stepson of her husband, Tribal Councilman Randy Noka. The Mashpee, Mass., police were called to a wooded area behind the Mashpee Wampanoag land at 4:16 a.m. Sunday, according to Police Chief Rodney Collins. They learned that a man had been stabbed twice in the torso from behind after trying to break up a fight between two people. The man, whom Collins refused to identify, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with serious injuries. The police have not recovered a weapon, but believe it was a knife, he said. -- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney Officers were met by hostility when they arrived and have gotten little cooperation from the 25 to 30 people who were at the scene, Collins said. “Until some of the so-called witnesses step up and assist in our investigation, we’re being obstructed in making an arrest,” he said. The local police have authority on tribal land there, which has been deeded to the Mashpee Wampanoags but has not been placed in trust, Collins said. Collins asked anyone with information about the stabbing call Detective Robert Waterfield at (508) 539-1480, ext. 242. Posted by Jack Perry CommentsA friend | July 8, 2008 7:43 PM link Bella, you and your family have gone through so much the past few years, it just doesn't seem fair but always remember that God only gives you what you can handle. I will keep your son in my prayers. A friend | July 8, 2008 7:46 PM link
The police received resistance, or the tribe obstructing justice isn't something I want to see in my neighborhood. This type of behavior should not be rewarded with sovereign land. Can you image what else could be covered up if local police are not allowed to investigate?
MArio | July 9, 2008 4:53 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Bella, you and your family have gone through so much the past few years, it just doesn't seem fair but always remember that God only gives you what you can handle. I will keep your son in my prayers.