Casino group challenges Shinnecock recognition
Quick ReadThe group says the Shinnecocks haven't met "all the criterion for federal recognition."
Photo credit: Newsday File, 2008 / Viorel Florescu | A dealer at the poker table. (Sept. 4, 2008)
Feds: Shinnecocks meet criteria for recognition
2009 Shinnecock Powwow
Shinnecocks in 1884
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Shock and anger swept across the Shinnecock Indian Nation Wednesday as a group claiming to represent unspecified Connecticut gaming interests said it filed to block the Southampton tribe's long-awaited federal recognition status.
Shinnecock chairman Randy King blasted the move as a "despicable" and "blatant attempt to slow us down based on money."
The filing of an appeal, experts say,...
