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Shinnecock Protest As Pandemic Stalls Graves Protection Measures

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Jennifer Cuffee-WIlson and Rebecca Genia protest a building site. KITTY MERRILL

Jennifer Cuffee-WIlson and Rebecca Genia protest a building site. KITTY MERRILL

Kitty Merrill on Jul 21, 2020
Members of the Shinnecock Nation protested last week at another Montauk Highway construction site, as legislation designed to protect possible burial grounds — interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic — await... more

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