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Shinnecock Renew Protests Over Slow Pace Of Town's Preservation Of Sacred Land

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Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Becky Genia of the Shinnecock Graves Protection Warrior Society led a small group of protestors who gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday morning. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday morning. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

Protestors gathered on Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills against Southampton Town's failure to protect sacred land from development on Monday. DANA SHAW

authorStephen J. Kotz on Feb 7, 2022
What a difference six months can make. Last July, members of the Shinnecock Nation gathered triumphantly on a warm, hazy summer’s night to celebrate Southampton Town’s purchase of the development... more

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