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Shinnecock, People of the Stony Shore Photo Project attempts to reinforce our connection to the land and aims to present ourselves in a web-based portraiture platform.
The Shinnecock Portrait Project is made possible with Special thanks to MDOC Storyteller’s Institute hosted at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, in June 2018.
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Lace Eleazer and Nettie Cuffee Eleazer at West Woods, 1940s
- Persons: Lace Eleazer, Nettie Cuffee Eleazer
Collection: Courtesy of Eugene E. Cuffee II
Date: 1940
Type of Material: Photograph
Source: Beverly Jensen’s Shinnecock Indian Nation, Book, 2015
Language: English
Coverage/Location: West Woods
Creator: Unknown
Copyright: No Known Copyright Restriction
Description:
The caption reads: “Giant rocks appear on tribal lands in Westwoods, Hampton Bays. This site off the Peconic Bay has large rocks along the shore, which have been part of tribal shore lore for generations. In the 1940s, tribal member Lace Eleazer (left) was photographed with relatives there, including Nettie Cuffee Eleazer (facing the camera).” (Courtesy of Eugene E. Cuffee II.)
From Beverly Jensen’s Shinnecock Indian Nation, Book, 2015
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- Tags: beach, westwoods, boulder, glacial erratic
