The Indians of coastal Long Island were closely attuned to their maritime environment.
They hunted sea mammals, fished in coastal waters, and harvested shellfish.
To celebrate the deep-water spirits, they sacrificed the tail and fins of the most powerful and awesome denizen of their maritime world--the whale.
These Native Americans were whalemen, integral to the origin and development of the first American whaling enterprise in the years 1650 to 1750.
America's Early Whalemen examines.
University Of Arizona Press America's early whalemen: indian shore whalers on long island, 1650-1750, paperback/john a. strong
