Seal of Approval?

The Shelter Island Town is thinking of redesigning the town seal. The current seal has an Indian with a war bonnet headdress in a birch bark canoe. However, with time we have learned that only the plains tribes had those grand full feather headdresses and tribes in our area used dugout canoes, not bark ones. We could probably accurately update the native American seal to the profile of a brave, likely from the Shinnecock, Manhasset or Montauk tribes (see www.richmondhillhistory.org/indians), since they were likely the first inhabitants of the island. That would be my choice. But I also thought of a few other symbols for the seal.

How about a little plate with six clams on the half shell and a bottle of Tabasco sauce? With the motto, “Play nice, or we’ll eat you alive”.
What about a sailboat ? With the motto, “Hang it over the side and watch what happens”, or “Sailing, not just for vomiting anymore”.
What about an osprey? I think an osprey sitting in one of their crazy pile of sticks nest, would be great. With the motto, “Drive safely, or we’ll target your windshield”.
What about a ferry with a ferryman with a whip - and the motto, “Keep in line and you’ll be fine”, sort of a “Don’t Tread on Me” message?
I suppose a line of Islanders exposing their hind ends towards the Hamptons with the motto, “Ha, ha, we’re better than you are” wouldn’t fly.
A pretty scallop shell would be very nice. With the motto, “Frankly scallop, we don’t give a clam how they do it in East Hampton” .
What about a mermaid? I love mermaids. But of course some crass person would come up with the motto, “We have the best tail”, but at least it wouldn’t be me who thought of it.
Although it would be fairly accurate, I suppose a seal with a man fishing, with a beer and a lab by his side wouldn’t be accepted. The motto might be, “Shelter Island, it don’t get better than this”.
There’s a artist who specializes in taking nude photos of huge groups of people in public spaces. All of the residents could get nude in front of Town Hall and for a group shot. It might sound unappealing at first, however, the town seal would then serve as a deterrent from more people moving here. They’d see that seal and think the whole town was crazy. It could clearly have advantages. The motto would be, “See yourself here”, or even crazier, the motto could be, “We’re in the nude for love”. That would scare away anyone.
How about a crab in a crab net for a seal? The motto is obvious, “We got crabs to share”. Another seal that doubles as a deterrent...

The list of potential ideas is endless. Maybe the town will have a contest, now that would be fun.