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Shinnecock Fights For Right To Fish Freely In Southampton Waters

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Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

Taobi Silva of the Shinnecock Nation was charged for possession of undersized fish when he was eeling in April 2017 by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Jan 16, 2018
A former leader of the Shinnecock Indian Nation is fighting for what he describes as his indigenous right to fish in disputed tribal waters without being harassed by State Department... more

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