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Shinnecock Indian Nation Gets National Support From Tribes For Billboard Project

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Shinnecock Tribal Council Vice Chairman Lance A. Gumbs presenting the resolution to the tribes at the National Congress of American Indians' 2019 Mid-Year Conference in Sparks, Nevada, in June. COURTESY LANCE A. GUMBS

Shinnecock Tribal Council Vice Chairman Lance A. Gumbs presenting the resolution to the tribes at the National Congress of American Indians' 2019 Mid-Year Conference in Sparks, Nevada, in June. COURTESY LANCE A. GUMBS

Shinnecock Tribal Council Vice Chairman Lance A. Gumbs at the National Congress of American Indians' 2019 Mid-Year Conference in Sparks, Nevada, in June. COURTESY LANCE A. GUMBS

Shinnecock Tribal Council Vice Chairman Lance A. Gumbs at the National Congress of American Indians' 2019 Mid-Year Conference in Sparks, Nevada, in June. COURTESY LANCE A. GUMBS

authorStaff Writer on Jul 30, 2019
As the Shinnecock Indian Nation is in court to defend its right to construct and operate revenue-collecting billboards along Sunrise Highway, the National Congress of American Indians, or NCAI, unanimously... more

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