Montaukett
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The Montaukett are a Native American people indigenous to eastern Long Island, New York, historically known for fishing, whaling, and early contact with European settlers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montaukett canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Native American people ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Montauk, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
canoe building
ⓘ
communal fishing ⓘ wampum making ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRevival | language and traditions ⓘ |
| economy | marine resources ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| faced |
disease epidemics after European contact
ⓘ
pressure from colonial land speculators ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal leadership ⓘ |
| hadEarlyContactWith |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ European settlers ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | whaling in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
dispossession of Montauk lands
ⓘ
land loss on eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| legalIssue | land claims in eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| modernPresence |
Long Island, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Algonquian-speaking peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | tribe by State of New York ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Narragansett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pequot NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinnecock NERFINISHED ⓘ Unkechaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Algonquian spirituality ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Montaukett Indian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | federal recognition in the United States ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Montauk Point
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Fork of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.