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.

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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

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Wappinger relatedEthnicGroup Montaukett