Indigenous Mishoon Canoe Displayed at Long Island Children’s Museum Exhibit

Indigenous Mishoon Canoe Displayed at Long Island Children’s Museum Exhibit

A handcrafted canoe built by members of the Shinnecock and Mashpee Wampanoag tribes is now on display at the Long Island Children’s Museum in Garden City. The traditional vessel, known as a mishoon, was unveiled on June 30. It was carved on Long Island from a 1,700-pound white pine using fire, controlled burning, and hand tools, a method passed down through generations. The finished 10-foot white pine mishoon will be on display in the museum’s l…