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Wikun Village Debuts at Shinnecock Reservation

(May 20, 2013) Living culture exhibit opens Memorial Day weekend in Southampton More

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Shinnecock Indian Tribe Creating New Government

(May 2, 2013) The Shinnecock Indian Nation held their annual elections in early April, voting in new trustees to run the tribe, and... More

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Local Hamptons Artist Embraces Ancient Craft

(February 17, 2013) In a way, 65-year old Fred Brandes, who lives in Springs and is on his third or fourth incarnation as... More

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Newly Discovered Burial Grounds Stir Debate

(January 14, 2013) In October 2003, Shelter Island homeowners Walter and Susanne Richards uncovered a burial site containing at least 10 skeletons while... More

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Serving Time on the Reservation

(November 10, 2012) It’s coming up on a year that I’ve been working for the Shinnecock Senior Nutrition Program, serving lunches for the... More

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The Dan’s Papers Literary Prize Winner: “Magic Shirts”

(August 31, 2012) Pow-wow season has arrived and as usual everything is being done now that should have been done during the winter... More

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Montauk Indian Museum to be Built

(August 9, 2012) The time has come to make one man’s dream a shared vision for the community. In a country where people... More

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Shinnecocks Are Back In The Game

(March 10, 2012) About a month after the Shinnecock Indian Nation voted against signing a new contract with the Detroit-based Gateway Casino Resorts,... More

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Shinnecock Nation in Obama’s Budget

(February 15, 2012) Amid concerns about budget cuts to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Shinnecock Nation was part of President Barack Obama’s Fiscal... More

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East End Summer’s Top Food Discovery

(September 5, 2011) Seafood and frogs legs, burgers and bison, corn and sassafras tea. The Shinnecock Powwow has been a cornucopia of edible... More