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The happiness in my heart is indescribable, her father said.
The Shinnecock Nation received approval last summer from the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) to operate a Class II casino on its Reservation in Southampton.
The Trustees confirmed the Shinnecock association with Tri State Partners to assist with construction and operation of the casino. Over the past several years we have witnessed the suffering of the Shinnecock Nation and also seen the opportunity to lift their people from the poverty they currently live in, Tri State Partner and Managing Member Jack Morris said. This will be a property Long Island residents will enjoy visiting, while enabling the Shinnecock Nation to take advantage of opportunities other members of Native American nations have harnessed.
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Work has begun on a second monument erected by the Shinnecock Indian Nation to generate economic activity and representing that the Shinnecock people still own the land, the tribal council said. (Courtesy Lance Gumbs)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY Controversy has erupted over a second large electronic billboard being erected by the Shinnecock Nation on the north side of Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays.
On January 28, the New York State Department of Transportation delivered a stop-work order to members of the Shinnecock Nation working on the second electronic billboard on tribal-owned land near the westbound lane of New York State Route 27, directly across the highway from a 61-foot sign erected by the Shinnecock Nation in 2019.