Organization name | Shinicock Indians |
Other names | Shinnecock;Shinecock |
Org type | Indian group |
Bio notes | An Algonquian-speaking tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, where they were engaged in the wampum trade. After the Revolutionary War, some Shinnecock joined the Brothertown Indians in western New York and their eventual migration to Wisconsin. |
See also | Brothertown indians |
Citations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinnecock_Indian_Nation |
Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1