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U.S. Department of Interior Says Westwoods Is 'Aboriginal' Shinnecock Land, but Southampton Town Will Press Lawsuit

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Lance Gumbs, the vice-chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Lance Gumbs, the vice-chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The gas station construction at Westwoods is ongoing but Southampton Town is expected to request a restraining order to halt the work while its legal challenge to the tribe's sovereign authority over the property is adjudicated.

The gas station construction at Westwoods is ongoing but Southampton Town is expected to request a restraining order to halt the work while its legal challenge to the tribe's sovereign authority over the property is adjudicated.

Gumbs, the vice chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees, with Deb Haaland, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, earlier this year.

Gumbs, the vice chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees, with Deb Haaland, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, earlier this year.

authorMichael Wright on Jan 2, 2025
Members of the Shinnecock Nation last week celebrated the issuing of a finding by the U.S. Department of the Interior that they say validates their claims that the 79-acre parcel... more

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