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National Park Service: Ellis Island: Oyster Island

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Before Ellis Island was an immigrant processing center, it was visited by Algonquin peoples to harvest the oyster beds, hence the name 'Oyster Island' which was given to it by the Dutch. Two other islands in the same area were also called 'Oyster Island.' Read about the many food sources of the Native Americans at that time.

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algonkin, algonquin diet, algonquin food sources, national park service: ellis island: oyster island, native american diet, native american food sources, history of ellis island, history of new york city
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)