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Native America Calling: The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights
The Shinnecock Nation in New York is in an ongoing legal battle to have their fishing rights recognized.
A lawsuit brought forward by a Shinnecock citizen argues the tribe has never ceded their right to fish in any treaty or agreement. The tribe has no treaty with the federal government, but instead with British colonists from the 1600s.
This case could possibly affirm the tribe’s unceded aboriginal claim to fish in the Hamptons. Tune in to talk with Shinnecock citizens about what’s at stake with the case as it moves forward in federal district court. [Turtle Talk: Silva v. Farrish]
“We have a right to fish, to gather, to hunt, and we never ceded or gave away those rights.”
— Shinnecock Kelp Farmers (@ShinnecockKelp) July 18, 2025
The @NCAI1944, and SKF, and the @USETNews Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) filed amicus briefs. https://t.co/KD5xKRZvJP
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Guests on Native America Calling
Taobi Silva (Shinnecock), fisherman in New York
Riley Plumer (Red Lake Nation), attorney in Minnesota
Randy King (Shinnecock), former chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Board of Trustees
Ashely Dawn Anderson (Cherokee Nation), Tribal Water Institute Fellow at the Native American Rights Fund
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