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Shinnecock Activist Says Vigil Will Continue Until Sacred Land Is Preserved

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Jennifer Cuffee-Wilson of the Shinnecock Nation at a vigil in front of 503 Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills, which members of the tribe want Southampton Town to protect because the area is known to contain a number of ancient Shinnecock burial grounds. COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

Jennifer Cuffee-Wilson of the Shinnecock Nation at a vigil in front of 503 Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills, which members of the tribe want Southampton Town to protect because the area is known to contain a number of ancient Shinnecock burial grounds. COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

A sign in the windshield of a car urges Southampton Town to preserve sacred land in Shinnecock Hills. COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

A sign in the windshield of a car urges Southampton Town to preserve sacred land in Shinnecock Hills. COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

The property at 503 Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills.  COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

The property at 503 Montauk Highway in Shinnecock Hills. COURTESY HEIDI RAIN OLESZCZUK

authorStephen J. Kotz on Mar 22, 2022
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