Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Geese

Geese supplied food and feathers, including fans used around fires and in clothing. Elders’ accounts of hunting at The Point emphasize care around nests and rules followed by outsiders hunting on Shinnecock land in the 1980s. The catalogue lists Canada geese, brant, and snow geese. Geese supplied food and feathers, including fans used around fires and in clothing. Elders’ accounts of hunting at The Point emphasize care around nests and rules followed by...