Shinnecock Indian Nation discovers more ancestral graves under mansion in Southampton

WNYC News | May 9, 2022

Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation said they may have found more ancestral graves under a mansion on eastern Long Island. The house stands on a site called Sugar Loaf Hill in Southampton. By one estimate, there could be as many as 10,000 burials at the location.

Tela Troge, a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and an Indigenous sovereignty attorney, spoke with WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill.

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