Cuffee was particularly active with the native communities in the areas of Hampton Bays and Montauk, and with his own Shinnecock community, establishing prayer meeting grounds where members of the native communities could meet safely, engage in discussion, and practice spirituality. To this day, his own Shinnecock tribe still gathers for prayer at their ceremonial "June Meeting."Church Publishing. (2010). Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints. New York, NY: Church Publishing, p. 258. His grave marker, erected by the New York Missionary Society, can still be found on Shinnecock tribal land in the Hampton Bays area. It reads, "In memory of the Rev. Paul Cuffee, an Indian of the Shinnecock tribe, who was employed by the Society for the last thirteen years of his life, on the eastern part of Long Island, where he labored with fidelity and success. Humble, pious and indefatigable in testifying the gospel of the grace of God, he finished his course with joy on the 7th of March, 1812, aged 55 years and 3 days.”Pelletreau, William S. (1905). A History of Long Island, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. 2. New York: Lewis, p. 333.
