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Monday, August 25, 2003

Donald Malonson, the long-time chief of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts, died Friday. He was 86.

Malonson led the state's only federally-recognized tribe for 51 years. He served as a traditional leader in addition to the tribe's elected chair.

The tribe is based on the island of Martha's Vineyard. It received federal recognition in 1987.

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