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Shinnecocks are looking at benefits that come with federal recognition

By Michael Wright on Jan 4, 2010
As luck would have it, so to speak, a week after the Shinnecock Indian Nation learned that it had received preliminary federal recognition came a heaping reminder of the kinds... more

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