Native America Calling: The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights

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Native America Calling: The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights

Monday, September 1, 2025

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The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights

Note: This is an encore show so Native America Calling won’t be taking live calls from listeners.

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.”

The @NCAI1944, and SKF, and the @USETNews Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) filed amicus briefs. https://t.co/KD5xKRZvJP
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