[audiobook] In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir by Patricia Gucci at Arts-Photography

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The Shinnecock have resided along the shores of eastern Long Island for more than 10;000 years. These hunter-gatherers were also skilled whalers who first tackled the Atlantic in their dugout canoes and later became highly regarded crew members on 19th-century whaling ships that sailed the globe. The Shinnecock were also noted wampum makers; using the northern quahog hard-shelled clam and whelk shells to craft some of the finest-quality wampum beads to be found anywhere along the eastern seaboard. Since the first tall ships sailed into the local waters in the 1500s; new settlers and shifty land deals have diminished the ancestral territory of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Despite overwhelming odds; however; and in the midst of immense privilege and wealth of their Hamptons neighbors; the Shinnecock remain. They are a federally recognized tribe with more than 1;500 enrolled members and are governed by a seven-member council of trustees.