Exploring the island’s Indigenous roots and futures From Long Island Weekly by Janet Burns March 24 2023 Our last installment left off in the island’s East End, where European colonists who grew hemp for sails and rigging left their mark behind with the name ‘Hamptons.’ For this installment, we return to Eastern…
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From Forbes by Joan Oleck March 23 2023 According to historians, the Shinnecock Indian Nation has lived on eastern Long Island for 10,000 years, rather a longer residency than the denizens of the surrounding uber-wealthy and celebrity-studded “Hamptons” can claim. Yet longevity has provided little leverage to the tribe’s leaders in recent…
From MJ Biz Daily December 2 2022 Tilt Holdings is launching Little Beach Harvest, a cannabis brand developed in partnership with New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation, in its home state of Massachusetts. According to a news release, members of the Long Island-based Shinnecock Nation assisted Tilt’s cultivation team with strain selection…
Little Beach Harvest Brand to Enter Market in Q1 2023;Also Announces Cannabis Learning Scholarship for Tribal Members From Global News Wire press release November 30 2022 PHOENIX, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TILT Holdings Inc. (“TILT” or the “Company”) (NEO: TILT) (OTCQX: TLLTF), a global provider of cannabis business solutions that include inhalation…
Native-owned dispensaries are booming throughout the state. Here’s how tribes statewide are claiming stake of New York’s next big industry. From Leafly by Calvin Stovall November 7 2022 More than a year after the state legislature passed a legalization bill, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said it is…
Chenae Bullock, managing director of Little Beach Harvest, discusses how the Long Island marijuana operation will deliver on social and economic equity. From NYN Media by Aliana Jabbary October 13 2022 Paving the way for Indigenous businesses within the cannabis industry, Chenae Bullock is the managing director of Little Beach…
More than 100 marijuana dispensaries, run out of gas stations and wooden shacks, have opened on Native land while New York State awaits its first official retail licenses. From New York Times by by Jay Root and Jesse McKinley October 4 2022 SALAMANCA, N.Y. — In a mostly rural patch…
From WSHU Public Radio by Jeniece Roman July 13 2022 The Shinnecock Indian Nation broke ground on a medical cannabis dispensary Monday in Southampton. The “Little Beach Harvest” dispensary project took seven years to develop and is the first cannabis operation to be fully owned by the tribe. Chenae Bullock,…
From Black Enterprise April 22 2022 Chenae Bullock discusses leading the Shinnecock Nation’s tribal cannabis business, and advocating for black, indigenous, and native inclusion in regulated cannabis.SHOW LESS
From benzinga.com original article by Andrew Ward July 23 2020 The Shinnecock Indian Nation believes that medical cannabis plays a crucial part in its economic sustainability going forward. Located on the South Fork of eastern Long Island, the tribe recently took steps to make those beliefs become a reality. In early…