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Exploration of Past Wrongs and Emphasis on Importance of Working Together Are Part of Express Sessions on New Era for Shinnecock Nation

Express Sessions: A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation

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Chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees Bryan Polite. DANA SHAW
Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW
Southampton Town Supervisor and panelist Maria Moore. DANA SHAW
Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW
Panelist Bianca Collins, member of the Shinnecock Tribal Council of Trustees. DANA SHAW
New York State Assemblyman and panelist Fred W. Thiele Jr. DANA SHAW
Attorney and Shinnecock Nation member Marguerite Smith makes a point. DANA SHAW
The panel at the March 7 Express Session, "A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation," on March 7 at Union Steak and Sushi. DANA SHAW
Shinnecock Tribal Elder Michele Leonard poses a question at the Express Session on March 7. DANA SHAW
Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Express Sessions: A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation

Chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees Bryan Polite. DANA SHAW

Chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees Bryan Polite. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor and panelist Maria Moore. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor and panelist Maria Moore. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Panelist Bianca Collins, member of the Shinnecock Tribal Council of Trustees. DANA SHAW

Panelist Bianca Collins, member of the Shinnecock Tribal Council of Trustees. DANA SHAW

New York State Assemblyman and panelist Fred W. Thiele Jr. DANA SHAW

New York State Assemblyman and panelist Fred W. Thiele Jr. DANA SHAW

Attorney and Shinnecock Nation member Marguerite Smith makes a point. DANA SHAW

Attorney and Shinnecock Nation member Marguerite Smith makes a point. DANA SHAW

The panel at the March 7 Express Session,

The panel at the March 7 Express Session, "A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation," on March 7 at Union Steak and Sushi. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Tribal Elder Michele Leonard poses a question at the Express Session on March 7. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Tribal Elder Michele Leonard poses a question at the Express Session on March 7. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Express Sessions: A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation

Chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees Bryan Polite. DANA SHAW

Chairman of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees Bryan Polite. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor and panelist Maria Moore. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor and panelist Maria Moore. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Councilwoman and panelist Cyndi McNamara. DANA SHAW

Panelist Bianca Collins, member of the Shinnecock Tribal Council of Trustees. DANA SHAW

Panelist Bianca Collins, member of the Shinnecock Tribal Council of Trustees. DANA SHAW

New York State Assemblyman and panelist Fred W. Thiele Jr. DANA SHAW

New York State Assemblyman and panelist Fred W. Thiele Jr. DANA SHAW

Attorney and Shinnecock Nation member Marguerite Smith makes a point. DANA SHAW

Attorney and Shinnecock Nation member Marguerite Smith makes a point. DANA SHAW

The panel at the March 7 Express Session,

The panel at the March 7 Express Session, "A New Era for the Shinnecock Nation," on March 7 at Union Steak and Sushi. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Tribal Elder Michele Leonard poses a question at the Express Session on March 7. DANA SHAW

Shinnecock Tribal Elder Michele Leonard poses a question at the Express Session on March 7. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Geraldine Spinella asks a question. DANA SHAW

State and local officials, along with leaders from the Shinnecock Nation, gathered at Union Sushi and Steak in Southampton Village on March 7 for an Express Sessions conversation about a... more

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