Long before European settlement in the 1600s, Long Island was home to Indigenous communities whose histories on the land go back thousands of years. The island’s forests, bays, salt marshes, rivers, and coastal waters supported fishing, shellfishing, farming, trade, and seasonal movement. Today, the legacy of Native peoples including the Shinnecock, Unkechaug, Montaukett, and Matinecock … Continue reading Pre-Colonial & Indigenous History of Long Island