As the head of a sovereign nation, Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas spends most days at a desk on Indian land, governing a scattered tribe of 2,400 Narragansetts. Not today.
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As the head of a sovereign nation, Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas spends most days at a desk on Indian land, governing a scattered tribe of 2,400 Narragansetts. Not today.