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Submitted by Shane Holmes, Feb 21, 2008 08:12

I was born and raised in St. Lawrence County, just 30 miles from the ST. Regis Mohawk Reservation.

I just wanted to remind you that you forgot to mention the cigarett, oil, & drug smuggling. I believe those three are their biggest criminal enterprises.

I can't believe they actually seem shocked that people outside their reservation think of them this way.


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