Shinnecock Indian Nation
Federally-recognized Native American tribe of Long Island, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Total population | |
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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 |
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