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==Land claim dispute== There is a question mark over ownership of the area of Shinnecock Hills, as it is claimed by the [[Shinnecock Indian Nation]] as their land that was seized in a white land grab in 1859.<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|author=Paul Harris in Southampton, New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/11/shinnecock-tribe-hamptons-native-american |title=Native American tribe reclaims slice of the Hamptons after court victory | World news | The Observer |newspaper=Guardian |date= 2010-07-11|access-date=2013-05-09 |location=London}}</ref> In 2005 the nation filed a lawsuit against the state seeking the return of {{convert|3500|acre}} in Southampton around the [[Shinnecock Reservation|tribe's reservation]] and billions of dollars in [[reparation (legal)|reparations]]. The disputed property includes the [[Shinnecock Hills Golf Club]], which Native American representatives say is the location of tribal burial grounds.<ref name="Long Island Golf News - Shinnecocks Stake Claim to Land">[http://longislandgolfnews.com/tag/shinnecock-hills-golf-club/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501082132/http://longislandgolfnews.com/tag/shinnecock-hills-golf-club/|date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> The core of the lawsuit is over a 1703 deal between Southampton and the tribe for a 1,000-year lease. The suit charges that a group of powerful investors conspired to break the lease in 1859 by sending the state legislature a fraudulent petition from a number of Shinnecock tribesmen. Although other tribal members immediately protested that the petition was a forgery, the Legislature approved the sale of {{convert|3500|acre}} of former tribal land. The town of [[Southampton, New York|Southampton]] is claimed to have spent over $732,000 in legal fees in relation to this lawsuit.<ref name="Shinnecock Indian Nation">{{cite web|url=http://www.shinnecocknation.com/news.asp |title=Shinnecock Indian Nation ~ Home |publisher=Shinnecocknation.com |access-date=2013-05-09}}</ref>
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