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On the wave-lapped shores of eastern Long Island, three women walk into Moriches Bay wearing clunky waders and long green rubber gloves that billow out at the biceps, giving the effect of a certain green superhero. One has a bandana tied around her head, and another carries a knife. They all drag empty onion bags behind them into the chest-high water.

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Jenna Kunze
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Jenna Kunze is a staff reporter covering Indian health, the environment and breaking news for Native News Online. She is also the lead reporter on stories related to Indian boarding schools and repatriation. Her bylines have appeared in The Arctic Sounder, High Country News, Indian Country Today, Tribal Business News, Smithsonian Magazine, Elle and Anchorage Daily News. Kunze is based in New York.