shinnecock — Archive

Mayor Bloomberg Proposing Changing Age of Buying Cigarettes to 21

(April 22, 2013) I’m really not sure whether or not Michael Bloomberg is going to be a popular guy in the Hamptons this... More

Notes From the Rez: One Giant Step… Back

(March 6, 2013) Shinnecock Tribe may approve new constitution and eliminate its Tribal Council More

Tohanash Tarrant: 10,000 Years and Counting

(January 22, 2013) James Keith Phillips won the first Dan’s Papers prize for nonfiction with his entry “Magic Shirts” last year. Phillips, a... More

East Island Coastal Communion

(January 12, 2013) Slowly tilting my head back into the lapping surface, the strands of my hair separate and flutter in suspension under... More

The Shinnecock Rez in Review 2012

(December 31, 2012) If you’re from Shinnecock you frequently get asked, “What the heck is going on up there?” Like anything else in... More

Fishing Aboard The Hampton Lady In Shinnecock Was AWESOME

(June 18, 2012) On Friday I spend the day with Captain James Foley aboard his 60 foot charter fishing boat for the opening... More

Thiele To Cuomo: Talk To The Shinnecocks About A Casino

(June 11, 2012) New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo last week that he wanted him to... More

Protecting Beaches and Waterways

(April 28, 2012) While many state legislatures and local officials last week praised Governor Cuomo’s $109.3 million state and federal investment for New... More

Bingo: Shinnecocks Find Answer

(January 5, 2012) Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, which voted in December to end its longtime partnership with Gateway Casino Resorts, are... More