In the Shinnecock Indian Nation, accessing a loan to pay for a new home or to fund a major renovation is a lengthier, more complicated process than on the rest of Long Island.

With about 1,600 enrolled tribal members, the Shinnecock Nation struggles to attract federal housing aid because of its small size relative to other tribal nations in the U.S., Brown said. Some of the ...

Members of the Nation said they were angry and concerned. Bryan Polite, former Shinnecock chairman, said he was disappointed and believed much of what the lawsuit outlined was wrong. The town has ...

A New York state court has ordered the Shinnecock Tribal Nation to stop construction of a travel plaza in Hampton Bays. Tela ...

LONG ISLAND - A longstanding battle over 61-foot-tall billboards along Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays on Long Island is intensifying, as the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the State of New York ...

This story is the third feature in a Vox special project, Changing With Our Climate, a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, Dec. 20, accuses the Shinnecock Indian Nation of violating local zoning laws and creating a public nuisance.

Joan Oleck is a freelance writer based in Northampton, Mass. According to historians, the Shinnecock Indian Nation has lived on eastern Long Island for 10,000 years, rather a longer residency than ...

Many people reported last week seeing surveyors in military uniforms taking measurements on the Sunrise Highway bridge where it crosses the Shinnecock Canal. The surveyors were here for a couple of ...