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The Western part of Long Island was known by the Native Term "Sewanhacky" ( Siwan, Wampum; Aki, place of ) , indicating a place of shell beads, and evidently a very fertile field for the acquisition of those shells which were especially suited to the manufacture of Wampum or Seawant. (The indian medium of exchange value) The possesion or occupancy was shared by thirteen * Chiefaincies, all of Alonkian descendent. The Montauk, which were established at the present Montauk and with the Shinnecock, Patchogue, Manhasset, Corchaug, and Setauket Chieftaincies, were resident beyond the metropolitan area. Seven groups occupied the eastern end of the Island, which surrounded the little white settlement on Manhattan. The Dutch West India Company made wholesale "purchase" of all the lands lying on Long Island from a Chieftain or Sachem named "Pensawits. The Canarsee The Canarsee, who seem through their archeological remains, to be related to the Delaware subtribes, rather than those of Eastern Long Island or Westchester. Canarsee occupied or owning the western extremity today known as Kings County and their jurisdiction extended eastward to "Yemacah" the present Jamaica. Included with this territory was the group or family of Mareykawick, occupying a village on the site of Brooklyn, over which in 1645, Maganwetinnenim ruled as Sachem. Canarsee also owned "Pagganck" (Governors Island) the name indicating an island covered with nut trees. This they sold in 1637 by a deed executed by Cacapeteyno Chief of Canarsee and Pewihas, who also owned the land at Walabout, sold by them on behalf of the community the same year. Van Corlaer in 1636 and Van Twiller purchased from the Canarsee Indians the tract called "Ketateuw" being the center of the level grasslands also known as the Flatlands located in Brooklyn. In 1638, there was another sale of Bushwick, a tract extending from Wallabout basin to Newton Creek by the chiefs of their village at Flatlands, "Kakapoteyno, Menqueruan and Suwiran. In 1654 Chief Guttaquoh as owner of Coney Island also named Mannahanning. "Equendito" or Barren Island, at the mouth of Jamaica bay, was also owned by the Canarsee and sold in 1664 by Wawnatt-Tappa and Kackawashe. (April 16,1665 "Wametappack" sachem of Canryssen and other named lawful owners of Canaryssen and the appendages thereunto apperttaining -- sold to the inhabitants of New Amersfoort a parcel of land with conditions that the purchasers once for always a fence shall set at Canarissen for the protection of the "indians" cultivation, which fence shall thereafter by the indians be maintained and the land which becomes enclosed in fence shall by the indian owners above mentioned all their lives be used. This village was called Keskaechquerem.) (Stiles History Kings County. ) In 1670, the Canarsee sold New Utrecht and Mareykawick (the Old Brooklyn). The Canarsee continued to occupy their principal village sites at Canarsee, and Ryder's Pond or Gerristen basin, near the Sheepshead racetrack, which in 1665 had been fenced in. |
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