Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Charles Sumner Bunn

Charles Sumner Bunn (1865–1952) was a Shinnecock decoy carver, guide, church elder, trustee, and historical witness whose public life joined creative work, community governance, and land memory. Charles Sumner Bunn’s life brings artistic labor, community leadership, and legal memory into one story. His decoys and guiding work supported a household, while his trustee service, 1935 voting-rights motion, and later boundary testimony show how cultural knowledge and civic action remained connected across generations. Charles Sumner Bunn (1865–1952) was a Shinnecock decoy carver, guide, church elder, trustee, and historical witness whose public life joined creative work, community governance,...