Shinnecock Indian Nation
Flag of the Shinnecock people | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,292 enrolled members | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Long Island) | |
| Languages | |
| English, formerly: Mohegan-Pequot | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Montaukett, Pequot, Narragansett, and other Eastern Algonquians |
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of historically Algonquian-speaking Native Americans based at the eastern end of Long Island, New York. This tribe is headquartered in Suffolk County, on the southeastern shore. Since the mid-19th century, the tribe's landbase is the Shinnecock Reservation within the geographic boundaries of the Town of Southampton. Their name roughly translates into English as "people of the stony shore".