Galleries Web links Third in an occasional series. Â It's long past time for the Shinnecock Indian Nation -- whose South Fork land was stolen outright by and whose legitimate claims to federal recognition languished far too long in the bureaucracy -- to be treated justly. That means the ability to build a full-scale casino to provide jobs and revenue to their people and help lift many of them out of poverty. It's won't be easy, but they deserve this chance. The tribe already has the right to build a bingo-style hall on its reservation in Southampton. But it prefers not to, and it shouldn't. The Shinnecocks want to be good neighbors, and they recognize that even a limited casino there would...
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