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Shinnecock Celebrate Purchase of Hampton Bays Land, Next Door to Halted Gas Station Project

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Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered at 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Vice Chairman Lance Gumbs. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Vice Chairman Lance Gumbs. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Chairwoman Lisa Goree. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Chairwoman Lisa Goree. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Treasurer Seneca Bowen. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Treasurer Seneca Bowen. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Chairwoman Lisa Goree surveys the newly acquired 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Council of Trustees Chairwoman Lisa Goree surveys the newly acquired 13 Indian Road in Hampton Bays on Wednesday to celebrate the reclamation of the first piece of aboriginal land in 400 years. DANA SHAW

Attorney Tela Troge and Shinnecock Council of Trustees Vice Char Lance Gumbs. DANA SHAW

Attorney Tela Troge and Shinnecock Council of Trustees Vice Char Lance Gumbs. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on May 23, 2025
Members of the Shinnecock Nation completed the purchase of 8 acres of land in Hampton Bays from the Holzman family this week, a deal that tribal leaders celebrated as the... more

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