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After hundreds of years of being dispossessed of its original homeland, the Mohican Nation, now located in Wisconsin, will have a small piece of its territory back in New York state.
“Our history over there is so complex,” said Heather Bruegl, director of cultural affairs for the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, which has its seat of government in Bowler in Shawano County. “This gives us a little bit of a footprint.”
The 156-acre southern portion of Papscanee Island, just south of Albany, New York, was returned to the Mohican Nation this spring by the conservation group Open Space Institute after months of negotiation.
Mohican Nation from Wisconsin reclaims New York island
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Mohican Nation from Wisconsin reclaims New York island
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Mohicans reclaim a key part of their New York ancestral lands
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1of8The southern entrance to Papscanee Island Nature Preserve off Staats Island Road in Schodack, N.Y.Kenneth C. Crowe II/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8A trail in Papscanee Island Nature Preserve headed north from the preserve parking lot off Staats Island Road in Schodack, N.Y.Kenneth C. Crowe II/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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4of8The map of Papscanee Island Nature Preserve showing its trails in Rensselaer County, N.Y.Kenneth C. Crowe II/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
5of8The parking lot at the southern entrance to Papscanee Island Nature Preserve in Schodack, N.Y.Kenneth C. Crowe II/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less