Thanksgiving is one of the few times of the year when many modern-day Americans think back to the European colonists who first settled in North America back in the 1600s, and by extension the ...

Several Long Island Indigenous tribes have backed a state bill that would protect unmarked ancestral grave sites across New York. The Shinnecock and Unkechaug tribes want lawmakers in New York to pass ...

Members of two Long Island Indian nations have expressed concern about potential disruption of native burial and artifact sites along portions of the land-based route of the Sunrise Wind cable, and ...

Theres just something about uncontacted tribes thats always piqued my curiosity. Perhaps youve heard of Ishi, who, as the last of his people, emerged from Californias Sierra foothills in the summer of ...

Around 85 communities on the list are on Long Island which includes the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s territory in Southampton, and the Unkechaug Nation’s territory in Brookhaven. Tribal members have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Standing at more than 10 feet tall with a whale-bone club clenched in his fist is “Steh-Chass Man,” a Welcome Figure overlooking ...