Mar 15, 2012 9:53 AM
Robert Pharaoh issued a statement on Wednesday publicly endorsing a proposed Indian museum in Montauk and also asserting his legitimacy as the leader of the Montaukett Indian Nation. Both the museum and Mr. Pharaoh’s claim to be the Montauketts’ chief had been challenged in a “warning letter” that an attorney retained by Robert Cooper, who also claims to represent the Montauketts, sent to government officials on Friday.
The warning letter was also sent to Lawrence Cooke, the Montauk resident who has been working with the Montauk Historical Society to get the museum off the ground since at least 2010. The cultural center would go in an outbuilding behind Second House Museum and would exhibit, among other displays, an extensive collection of artifacts that Mr. Cooke and others have collected in Montauk... more
The warning letter was also sent to Lawrence Cooke, the Montauk resident who has been working with the Montauk Historical Society to get the museum off the ground since at least 2010. The cultural center would go in an outbuilding behind Second House Museum and would exhibit, among other displays, an extensive collection of artifacts that Mr. Cooke and others have collected in Montauk... more
