Shinnecock Indian Nation

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Native American tribe federally recognized tribe sovereign tribal nation

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Shinnecock Indian Reservation 4
Shinnecock people 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe ⓘ
federally recognized tribe ⓘ
sovereign tribal nation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalCenterLocation Southampton, New York ⓘ
engagesIn cultural preservation ⓘ
land and environmental stewardship ⓘ
language revitalization efforts ⓘ
ethnicGroup Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Shinnecock people
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized ⓘ
federalRecognitionYear 2010 ⓘ
governanceType elected tribal government ⓘ
hasCasinoProject Shinnecock gaming initiatives ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Shinnecock Powwow ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum ⓘ
hasEnrollment enrolled tribal members ⓘ
hasGovernment tribal council ⓘ
hasReservation Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
historicalPresence pre-contact era ⓘ
historicalTerritory eastern Long Island ⓘ
isIndigenousTo Long Island ⓘ
Northeast Woodlands ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
isPartOf Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ
Long Island tribes ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
locatedIn New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

Southampton, New York ⓘ
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ
locatedOn Long Island ⓘ
powwowAttracts visitors from across the United States ⓘ
powwowFrequency annual ⓘ
powwowLocation Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
powwowSignificance major cultural and social gathering ⓘ
powwowTiming Labor Day weekend ⓘ
primaryLanguageToday English ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the oldest self-governing tribes in the Northeastern United States ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Shinnecock spiritual practices ⓘ
reservationArea approximately 800 acres ⓘ
reservationLocation Southampton, New York ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
shellfishing ⓘ
whaling ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Shinnecock language ⓘ
Wampanoag language ⓘ
surface form: Unquachog-related Algonquian language

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southampton, New York, United States → contains → Shinnecock Indian Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Southampton, New York
this entity surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Shinnecock Indian Nation → ethnicGroup → Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shinnecock people
Southampton, New York, United States → hasEthnicGroup → Shinnecock Indian Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Southampton, New York
Shinnecock Hills, New York → hasNotableNearbyEntity → Shinnecock Indian Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Shinnecock Indian Nation → hasReservation → Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Shinnecock Hills, New York → namedAfter → Shinnecock Indian Nation ⓘ
Shinnecock Indian Nation → powwowLocation → Shinnecock Indian Nation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shinnecock Indian Reservation