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Trump Admin Revokes Federal Protected Status of Mashpee Tribe Land

HeadlineMar 31, 2020

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe said it will fight back after the Trump administration announced its reservation would be “disestablished” and it would lose its land trust status. Trump’s move will halt plans to build a casino which would have competed with nearby casinos in Rhode Island that have well-established ties to Trump.

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