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Shinnecock

Shinnecock

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A Native American people who live on eastern Long Island and have a reservation there
  • proper noun
  • /ˈʃɪnɪkɒk/
: Shinnecock
  • A couple of months ago, on a sandy beach along Shinnecock Bay, I found another uncommon shell.
  • Shinnecock Indians
  • member of the Shinnecock

Examples

  • This is not to mention northeastern groups like the Shinnecock of New York and the Mashpee of Massachusetts, in addition to a large number of petitioners in California.

    Academic text (1991)

  • " Lippard outlines Heap of Birds' project: These signs reminded New York's current inhabitants whose land they occupy: Shinnecock, Seneca, Tuscarora, Mohawk, Werpoe, and Manhattan.

    Academic text (2008)

  • It also looks like, I think, the fifth at, uh, Shinnecock Country Club, doesn't it?

    The Paper (1994)

  • The Shinnecock Indians: A Cultural History. Stone, ed. (M. J. Becker) 12(3):258.

    Academic text (1992)

  • One declares: "NEW YORK: TODAY YOUR HOST IS SHINNECOCK."

    Academic text (2008)

  • The Shinnecock tribe has a rich cultural history that dates back thousands of years on Long Island.

  • Many Shinnecock individuals still practice traditional crafts passed down through generations.

  • The Shinnecock reservation is known for its vibrant community events and celebrations.

Surface Forms

Shinnecock main

Etymology

Shinnecock comes from a Native American language of eastern Long Island and was the name for the local 'people' and their 'home' by the water, so today Shinnecock refers to that tribe and the reservation where they live.