Conestoga people
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The Conestoga people were a Native American tribe of the Susquehannock confederacy who lived in what is now Pennsylvania before being decimated by disease, war, and colonial violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conestoga people canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
colonial violence ⓘ epidemic disease ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Conestoga Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conestogas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanastoge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Iroquois Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various colonial settlers ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Iroquoian culture ⓘ |
| descendants | members of other Iroquoian-speaking tribes ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housing | longhouses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Iroquoian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Susquehannock confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
confederated with Susquehannock
ⓘ
village-based leadership ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| region | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous North American spirituality ⓘ |
| status | largely destroyed as a distinct group by the 18th century ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Susquehannock people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
European metal tools
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ furs ⓘ wampum ⓘ |
| tradePartnerOf |
Dutch colonists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susquehanna River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.