Conscience Point

In the Hamptons the median home price is $1,000,000 and hedge fund managers sell sprawling compounds for nine-figure profits. But before the ubiquity of multimillion dollar homes, golf courses, and well-attended summer soirees, the Shinnecock tribe called the land in the Hamptons home. Without powerful advocates, the tribe lost land by the acre to decades of rampant development, sparking a battle to define land as commodity or birthright. Enter Rebecca Hill-Genia, American Indian Movement advocate and the unabashed voice of Shinncock land rights. In the eyes of the tribe, her quest to liberate Hamptons land is a fight for community, heritage and home. Calling on beliefs from the Shinncock’s past, can she manage to ensure a place for them in the Hamptons’ future?