The museum is pleased to welcome David Bunn Martine, currently Curator of the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, Shinnecock Reservation, Southampton, New York for the final installment of our Winter Lecture Series. He will be accompanied by the Reverend Mike Smith, formerly pastor of the Shinnecock Presbyterian Church, the oldest reformed Indian congregation in the US.
Mr. Martine will talk about the Shinnecock role in whaling on the East End. He will also describe how 10 members of the tribe attempted to save a merchant ship called the Circassian in distress off Southampton in 1876. All the Natives perished in their effort to rescue the seafarers.
Mr. Martine and Reverend Smith will share their knowledge on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3:00 pm at the Seaport Museum.
Shinnecock Whaling Ceremony
D.B. Martine
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