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	Ginew Benton of Wainscott and of Ojibwe descent who lives in the Shinnecock nation, is a filmmaker who offers his thoughts on the portrayal of American Indians&nbsp;on the Hulu&nbsp;series &quot;Reservation Dogs.&quot;
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