Wappinger people

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The Wappinger people were an Algonquian-speaking Native American group who historically inhabited parts of present-day southeastern New York and western Connecticut along the Hudson River valley.

Aliases (3)

"Tappan" from local Native American tribe name ×1
Tappan Native American people ×1
Wappinger sachems ×1

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) → etymologyComponent → Wappinger people →

this entity surface form: ""Tappan" from local Native American tribe name"

Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) → namedAfter → Wappinger people →

this entity surface form: "Tappan Native American people"

Wappingers Falls → namedAfter → Wappinger people →

Kieft's War → opposingCommander → Wappinger people →

this entity surface form: "Wappinger sachems"