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Shinnecock Museum to Debut Historic Village Thursday

Ribbon-cutting ceremony planned.

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Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center & Museum staff and volunteers have been hard at work on a new “living history” exhibition — a recreation of a late 17th/early 18th century Shinnecock village — and now they are ready to unveil it at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.                        

The village has been named Wikun, the Shinnecock word for “good.” Instead of historic re-enacters, Wikun Village will be staffed by modern Shinnecocks who will relate their tribe’s history and heritage.  

The ribbon cutting ceremony begins at 11 a.m. Thursday with a water drum song and dance. Shinnecock Museum board members, Shinnecock trustees and elders and Southampton government officials will be on hand for the cutting, which will be followed by a guided tour of the village from 11:30 a.m. to noon.         


The official opening date is May 25, but a preview week is planned May 15 to 20.
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