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Shinnecock leaders call on members to attend hearing
Quick ReadChairman Randy King said he called on the entire tribal membership to attend the court hearing Wednesday "to celebrate our heritage."
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Dancers in traditional dress perform during the Shinnecock Indian Nation's annual powwow. (Sept. 5, 2009)
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Incensed by two last-minute attempts to block their federal recognition, leaders of the Shinnecock Indian Nation called on the entire 1,200-person membership to attend a court hearing in Central Islip Wednesday as they fight to put their long-awaited status back on track.
On the day the nation was to celebrate its first day as a federally recognized tribe, one leader said a sense of sadness...
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