Nation
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Not yet reviewed by this nation. What follows comes from public records and research. It does not speak for the nation.
- Recorded status
- Recognized by a state
- Region
- NY
Recognition, as each source states it
Recognition is a legal and political status that governments assign; it is not a measure of who a people are.
- Recognized by a state, NYListed as 'New York State–Recognized Indigenous Nation' by the NY State Historic Preservation Office; also governed by N.Y. Indian Law Article 10 ('The Poospatuck (Unkechauge) Indian Nation', §§ 150-153)source
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
Gifts go straight to each organization; this atlas takes nothing. Listing is not endorsement: how organizations are listed.
Sources
- parks.ny.gov/documents/shpo/environmental-review/IndigenousNationAreasofInterest.pdfreference work
New York State–Recognized Indigenous Nations Unkechaug
- Kind
- Nation
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- Nation review
- Not yet reviewed by this nation