Benjamin Franklin famously said that a society could be judged by how it cares for its dead. “Show me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you are,” the founding father is quoted as saying.
If that sentiment is true, Southampton Town has not fared well, according to members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, who are growing frustrated with the slow response of the Town Board in adopting legislation that would protect the graves of their ancestors as well as those of colonial settlers.
Tribal representatives expressed that frustration to the Town Board on Friday, arguing that little gets in the way of lawmakers taking measures to protect wildlife and the environment, but when it comes to protecting the Nation’s sacred sites, they have been slow to act.
Though... more
If that sentiment is true, Southampton Town has not fared well, according to members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, who are growing frustrated with the slow response of the Town Board in adopting legislation that would protect the graves of their ancestors as well as those of colonial settlers.
Tribal representatives expressed that frustration to the Town Board on Friday, arguing that little gets in the way of lawmakers taking measures to protect wildlife and the environment, but when it comes to protecting the Nation’s sacred sites, they have been slow to act.
Though... more
