Indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples, native peoples, or autochthonous peoples, are ethnic groups who are descended from and identify with the original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area more recently.
Sloatsburg, New York. Sloatsburg is a village in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States. Located east of Orange County, it is at the southern entrance to Harriman State Park. The population was 3,152 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Stephen Sloat, an early European landowner.
Welcome to Sloatsburg. The Town of Ramapo, of which Sloatsburg is one of fifteen villages, was voted as the #2 place to live within the East Coast by Money Magazine. We are a small community nestled in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains.