Maryland's Native American Tribes Struggle for State Recognition

Local Native American tribes struggle as recognition passes them by.

November 23, 2011

By Emaun Kashfipour, Capital News Service

ANNAPOLIS - Every year around this time, Thanksgiving reminds many Americans of the relationship between Native Americans and Pilgrims who shared a meal hundreds of years ago.

But in Maryland, today's Native Americans are not as well-known.

There are more than 20,000 Native Americans living in Maryland, according to the most recent census, and there are eight indigenous tribes who form and operate communities just like any other group.

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