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...basketball team played Arkansas State, “the Crimson would’ve slaughtered the Indians.” As expected, the Native American community responded with a shrill round of protests and recriminations—the most dramatic of all from a freshman of the Shinnecock tribe, describing how “the image that went into my head was me, my baby cousin, and my family lying dead in a pool of blood...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Monopoly of Offense | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

Kelsey T. Leonard ’10, a member of the Shinnecock Nation group, organized and led the prayer to protest a Dec. 6 Crimson column by Jonathan Lehman ’08, which stated that the “crusade” against team mascots in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was overblown...

Author: By Aditi Banga, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Protest Crimson Column | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

...whose tribal name is Running Bear, is a benevolent chief. He is unfailingly considerate of his crew members, making sure they have enough money for lunch, enough passes for the Open, enough rest for what he calls "the war" -- when 156 golfers and 30,000 fans a day invade Shinnecock. A 1975 Dartmouth graduate, Smith thought he might become a teacher or a banker. "My father never meant for me to inherit his job. He sent me to Dartmouth to see the world. I saw it, then realized this is what I love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOLF: KEEPING UP TRIBAL LINKS | 6/19/1995 | See Source »

...When Shinnecock Hills was last host to the Open, in 1986, Smith was new to the job and nervous. But his course produced one of the most exciting Opens in history, with Ray Floyd emerging from a pack of 10 golfers. This time, Smith is a little more confident. "Jack Nicklaus was here the other day, and he said, 'Pete, I can't wait to get back here next week.' That made me feel a lot better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOLF: KEEPING UP TRIBAL LINKS | 6/19/1995 | See Source »

...Smith's office is a meticulously detailed desk calendar. But one day remains strangely empty. The only notation for Saturday, June 17-when the crowd will be at its peak-is this: ba da boom! An old Shinnecock expression, no doubt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOLF: KEEPING UP TRIBAL LINKS | 6/19/1995 | See Source »

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