Shinnecock Animal Names
Awan na ..... Moose
Mos na
Caqun ni .....material is traditionally used by the Shinnecock to make wampum beads?
Quahog ni
Hello
Aquay
Why did colonial laws originally prohibit selling harpoons and whaling tools to Native people?
What is fear that they could be used as weapons against the English?
seewompi + Weeswe
Ashkashki
awan na ....Goose
Kahónk
Nees-Wetu
Long house
hakame- seems to be a very old word.
What does it mean?
Welcome
What system paid Shinnecock whalers based on the number of whales caught, rather than a full season’s work?
What is the “lay system”?
nequt+ nequt blue
Nees Seewompi
Awan na.....Makwa
Or Awan na ......Ahtuck
Bear
Or Deer (na)
The Shinnecock were traditionally known for their skills in what kind of water-based activity?
Fishing and whaling
Wurikun means...
or simpllify and just say what Wikun means
good work
Name two ways colonial companies controlled Shinnecock laborers
the use of alcohol and accumulating debt through fines and overpriced goods
nees +Nish- red
Napanna Musqui
Awán na.... --Whale
potup na
Caqun ni longhouse
Nees Wetu
How-in-such si how you pronounce HOWENSUCH
Which is one way to say......?
Good Bye
Name the major reason why Shinnecock Men continued to work in the colonial whaling industry despite the dangers and unfair treatment
Loss of Land and resources forced them to rely on whaling income to support themnselves and families
Nesausuk+ nees green
paskoogun Ashkashki
awan na....rabbit
Waboosh
What year did the English arrive in Southampton and begin seeing the potential for whaling profits?
1640
Tabutne means....
Thank you
How did alcohol use introduced by whaling companies negatively affect Shinnecock communities?
it led to addiction and long-term damage to families and communities
What year did Native Americans gain U.S. citizenship?
write the 4 digits to express that year in Shinnecock
1924