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On This Site - Native Long Island, New York

On This Site - Native Long Island, New York

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On This Site preserves and shares Native History on Long Island, NY.

This project involves the preservation of culturally significant locations around my community in Long Island, New York through photography. I’ve always been curious about how the Shinnecock people and reservation were able to remain on Long Island, so close to where one of the major arrival areas of colonization, and why we are where we’re located now, along with where we settled before our reser

06/20/2026

Shell Midden -
Introduction

Shell middens are cultural deposits that contain considerable quantities of shellfish refuse (hard and soft clams, oysters, and scallops, etc.) usually associated with stone and/or ceramic artifacts, animal bones and pit features.

The shell midden deposit has been of interest to archaeologists, formally, since 1849 when Worsaae convinced Steenstrup that the Danish sites were...

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06/18/2026

Chief Mahue / Mayhew of Unkechaug - Mahue, also known as Mahew, Mayhew, and John Mahue, was born in the Setauket area of Long Island and later moved closer to his kinship southeast to Unkechaug lands during the 17th century. While living in these two areas, he was involved in land transactions in the areas.

The Warawakmy Deed, April 14, 1655

In 1655, Warawakmy, the chief of the Setauket, opened negotiations with English entre...

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