Shinnecock Indian Nation

Shinnecock Indian Nation
Total population
1,292 enrolled members[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States (Long Island)
Languages
English, formerly: Mohegan-Pequot
Religion
Christianity, Traditional beliefs
Related ethnic groups
Montaukett, Pequot, Narragansett, and other Eastern Algonquians
The handwritten caption says "The last of the Shinnecock Indians L.I., N.Y. 1884"

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of historically Algonquian-speaking Native Americans based at the eastern end of Long Island, New York. This tribe is headquartered in Suffolk County,[1] on the southeastern shore. Since the mid-19th century, the tribe's landbase is the Shinnecock Reservation within the geographic boundaries of the Town of Southampton. Their name roughly translates into English as "people of the stony shore".[2]

  1. ^ a b Darling, Nedra. "Skibine Issues a Final Determination to Acknowledge the Shinnecock Indian Nation of Long Island, NY. Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs. 15 June 2010 (accessed 12 July 2010)
  2. ^ Dartmouth College Library Digital Collections. "Shinnecock Tribe". Dartmouth College Library Digital Collections. Retrieved January 7, 2019.