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                                                                                                 U.S. NEWS Tuesday 31 May 2022
            Seaside towns offer free beach passes to Native Americans



            By PHILIP MARCELO                                                                                                   nonresidents  and  worried
            Associated Press                                                                                                    about the new policy's im-
            BOSTON  (AP)  —  Seaside                                                                                            pact  on  overcrowding  at
            communities  in  New  Eng-                                                                                          the beaches.
            land  are  providing  free                                                                                          Pugh  said  Narragansett
            beach  access  to  Native                                                                                           beaches  are  funded  by
            Americans  as  the  summer                                                                                          revenues  generated  from
            season kicks off this Memo-                                                                                         beach fees, so they aren't
            rial Day weekend.                                                                                                   covered by local taxpayers
            Officials  in  Narragansett,                                                                                        in the traditional sense.
            Rhode  Island,  earlier  this                                                                                       And  less  than  a  dozen
            month approved free sea-                                                                                            tribe members have so far
            sonal  beach  passes  for                                                                                           claimed the passes, which
            anyone with a valid identi-                                                                                         will  be  required  starting
            fication card from the Nar-                                                                                         May  28,  according  to  the
            ragansett Indian tribe.                                                                                             town's  parks  and  recre-
            On  Cape  Cod  in  Massa-                                                                                           ation department.
            chusetts, the towns of Truro                                                                                        The  tribe,  which  didn't  re-
            and  Wellfleet  are  also  ex-                                                                                      spond  to  emails  seeking
            tending a similar benefit to                                                                                        comment  this  week,  has
            any  Native  American  with                                                                                         roughly   3,000   enrolled
            proof  of  tribal  affiliation                                                                                      members, but a significant
            when  beach  permits  are                                                                                           number  are  likely  children
            required in late June.       Water nearly reaches the dune barrier at Ballston beach, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in Truro, Massa-  under  the  age  of  12  who
            The moves come after East-   chusetts.                                                                              would  already  be  free  to
            ham,  another  Cape  Cod                                                                           Associated Press  enter town beaches, Pugh
            town,  began  offering  free                                                                                        said.
            seasonal  stickers  to  indig-  "In  our  creation  stories,  we  the town's namesake tribe.  beachgoers is $12 and are  Weeden,  of  the  Mashpee
            enous  people  in  2020  as  say  the  first  Wampanoag  "We're not acting like we're  required  for  anyone  over  Wampanoag  tribe,  hopes
            part of its efforts to mark the  boy was actually made out  doing the biggest favor to  the age of 12.              Massachusetts  and  other
            400th anniversary of the ar-  of the foam of the sea and  the tribe," he said. "This is just  Tribe   members   looking  states  can  take  broader
            rival of the Pilgrims aboard  therefore  we  come  from  something that we thought  to  park  at  the  beach  lots  efforts to codify beach ac-
            The Mayflower.               the  land  and  the  water,"  was right and that we can  would still have to pay the  cess rights for tribes, rather
            Brian  Weeden,  chairman  he said. "We are sea-faring  do.  Hopefully  it  adds  mo-   separate   parking    fees.  than  piecemeal  efforts  by
            of  the  Mashpee  Wampa-     people  and  we  need  the  mentum  to  some  kind  of  Pugh stressed no other ad-     individual communities.
            noag  tribe  on  Cape  Cod  ocean to survive. It's been  relationship with the tribe."  ditional rights or exceptions  He  says  securing  beach
            that  traces  its  ancestry  to  our  sustenance  for  hun-  Narragansett's  new  policy  to  beach  rules  are  con-  access  is  a  small  way  to
            the  Native  Americans  that  dreds  and  thousands  of  allows valid tribe members,  ferred.  Open  fires,  for  ex-  make  sure  tribes'  "aborigi-
            encountered  the  Pilgrims,  years."                      regardless  where  they  re-  ample, remain prohibited.   nal rights" to waterways are
            commended the towns for  Jesse Pugh, the town coun-       side, to get a free seasonal  The  policy  is  only  in  place  respected.
            taking  the  "symbolic  steps"  cil  president  in  Narragan-  pass.  The  passes  otherwise  for  this  season  so  far.  Dur-  "It's  definitely  appreciated
            to  recognize  the  impor-   sett,  hopes  his  proposal  cost $25 and are only avail-  ing council meetings, some  after  400  years  of  coloni-
            tance of the ocean to their  sparks  broader  discussions  able to town residents. The  residents spoke up against  zation  and  gentrification,"
            tribe's heritage.            between town officials and  daily  rate  for  non-resident  granting the free passes to  Weeden said. q

             U.S., Canadian regulators tie hepatitis cases to strawberries



            By DEE-ANN DURBIN            Joe's.  In  Canada,  the  af-  curred.  FreshKampo  said
            AP Business Writer           fected  strawberries  were  the  label  on  the  contain-
            U.S.  and  Canadian  regu-   sold between March 5-9 at  ers  of  potentially  affected
            lators  are  investigating  a  Co-op stores in Alberta and  strawberries  would  have
            hepatitis   outbreak   that  Saskatchewan.                said  "Product  of  Mexico"
            may  be  linked  to  fresh  or-  The  potentially  affected  or  "Distributed  by  Meridien
            ganic strawberries.          strawberries  are  past  their  Foods."
            In  a  joint  weekend  state-  shelf  life,  but  health  offi-  In a statement on its web-
            ment,  the  U.S.  Food  and  cials  say  consumers  who  site, Texas grocer H-E-B said
            Drug  Administration  and  purchased them and froze  it  has  not  received  or  sold
            the  Public  Health  Agency  them  to  eat  later  should  organic  strawberries  from
            of Canada said illnesses in  throw them away.             the  supplier  in  question
            Minnesota,  California  and  There have been 17 illness-  since  April  16.  H-E-B  said   Fresh-picked strawberries are shown. U.S. and Canadian regu-
            Canada  occurred  after  es  and  12  hospitalizations  anyone  who  still  has  the   lators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked
                                                                                                   to  fresh  organic  strawberries.  Fresh-picked  strawberries  are
            people  consumed  Fresh-     reported  in  the  U.S.,  the  strawberries  should  throw   shown. U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepa-
            Kampo  and  H-E-B  brand  FDA  said.  Ten  cases  and  them away or return them        titis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries.
            strawberries.                four  hospitalizations  have  to  the  store  where  they                                          Associated Press
            The  agencies  said  the  been reported in Canada.        were purchased.
            strawberries   were    pur-  Mexico-based  FreshKam-      Hepatitis  A  is  a  virus  that  ing  contaminated  food  or  potentially affected berries
            chased  between  March  po,  which  grew  the  straw-     can  cause  liver  disease  water.  Symptoms  include  in  the  last  two  weeks  and
            5  and  April  25.  They  were  berries, said in a statement  and, in rare cases, liver fail-  fatigue,  nausea,  vomiting,  have not been vaccinated
            sold at various U.S. retailers,  Sunday  that  it  is  working  ure  and  death.  Illness  usu-  abdominal  pain  and  jaun-  against  hepatitis  A  should
            including Aldi, Kroger, Safe-  with  regulators  to  deter-  ally  occurs  within  15  to  50  dice.                immediately consult with a
            way,  Walmart  and  Trader  mine how the problem oc-      days  after  eating  or  drink-  Consumers  who  ate  the  physician, the FDA said.q
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