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Tribe That Saw Pilgrims Land Gets Recognition [audio 3min]

After a decades-long struggle, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Cape Cod, Mass., has won official recognition as a sovereign Native American nation. The Indians' ancestors were on shore when the Pilgrims arrived in the 1620s. The recognition brings land rights, access to federal grants -- and perhaps a push for casino gambling in Massachusetts.
Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"