Indigenous Long Island
[Jenna Miller]
[Jenna Miller]
When the first Europeans arrived on Long Island, they reported meeting this many tribes - a “baker’s dozen.”
What is 13?
This city is the capital of New York.
What is Albany?
A popular dining option for Hofstra students, featuring dining options such as pizza, pasta, ramen, smoothies, burgers, and salads.
What is Bits and Bytes?
At the turn of the century, we were in this crisis, overwhelmed by panic that our existing technologies could not adapt to the changing millennium.
What was Y2K?
In 2014, this peninsula unofficially changed hands from Ukraine to Russia, though its annexation by Putin is not internationally condoned or recognized.
What is Crimea?
Did something unexpected happen? Whether it’s pleasant or unpleasant, this is the emotion you’ll feel.
What is surprise?
The Shinnecock tribe has this dedicated area of self-governed land in the Town of Southampton where they live.
What is a reservation?
This city is the capital of Mexico.
What is Mexico City?
These stray animals are shy, but students can be lucky to spot ones roaming around Hofstra’s campus or living in makeshift shelters.
What are Hofcats?
Yonia Fain lived during 2 different centuries, eventually turning 100 years old. Thus, he joined this venerable group!
What is a Centenarian?
This now French territory shifted hands from France, to Germany, and now back to France again. Talk about some geo-political hot potato!
What is Alsace-Lorraine?
This bittersweet emotion is associated with past memories. Described as a mix of happiness towards remembering it, but slight sadness that it’s no longer the present.
What is nostalgia?
Native Americans belonging to tribes across the East Coast, including Long Island, made these strings of beads crafted from shells; used as currency, for record-keeping, familial, and aesthetic purposes.
What is wampum?
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
As of 2009, Hofstra University athletics no longer offers this sport.
What is football?
Despite being a relic from the 90s, these types of pants are making a not-so-“short” come back.
What are Cargo Shorts?
Nowadays, Vilnius is the capital of this Baltic country, but from 1920 to 39 it was part of Poland and called Vilna.
What is Lithuania?
Are you thankful for something and glad it exists? This is the emotion you’re feeling.
What is gratitude?
This famous town, the home of its namesake tribe of Native Americans, the Metoac, is nicknamed “The End.” Located on Long Island's point, its port has the most saltwater fishing records.
What is Montauk?
This city is the capital of Ukraine.
What is Kyiv?
Parlez-vous français? This RHC dean does!
Who is Dean Lauren aka Dean Burignat-Kozol?
This mobile phone, which shares its name with a type of food, was released in 1999.
What is Blackberry?
This northern Italian region, known as Trentino Alto-Adige, where the official languages are both Italian and German, was annexed by Italy from this country in 1919.
What is Austria-Hungary?
When you feel bad for someone else and feel sorry for their grief or trouble, this is the emotion you’re feeling.
What is sympathy?
The name of this Native American tribe on Long Island means "great water land." Today, its namesake town is renowned for its nature preserve, and All-American Burgers.
What is Massapequa?
This city is the capital of Poland.
What is Warsaw?
Technically, Hofstra University was not founded by Kate and William Hofstra. It was actually founded by this Hempstead superintendent. His legacy lives on as the fine arts building named after him.
Who is Calkins?
The American election from 1999 to 2000 resulted in President Bush’s victory, despite this opponent winning more popular votes.
Who is Al Gore?
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Kosovo used to all be one country under this name meaning “Land of the South Slavic People.”
What is Yugoslavia?
This French term is used to describe the emotion of boredom.
What is ennui?