Piscataway peoples

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The Piscataway peoples are an Indigenous Native American nation of the Mid-Atlantic whose traditional homelands encompass parts of present-day Maryland and surrounding areas.

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Piscataway people 3
Piscataway peoples canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations of the Mid-Atlantic
Indigenous people
alternativeName Conoy NERFINISHED
Piscataway-Conoy NERFINISHED
colonialPowerEncountered Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice powwows
storytelling
traditional crafts
culturalRegion Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
culturalRevitalization language and cultural renewal efforts
currentLanguage English
demographicStatus surviving Indigenous nation
encountered English colonists in the 17th century
ethnonym Piscataway NERFINISHED
governanceType chiefdom
hasCommunity Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Southern Maryland NERFINISHED
St. Mary's County, Maryland NERFINISHED
hasDiaspora urban communities in Washington, D.C. area
historicalCapital Moyaone (Piscataway capital town) NERFINISHED
historicalEra colonial period of Maryland
pre-Columbian North America
historicalRegion Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedIn Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
partOf Algonquian-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Native American tribe in Maryland (state recognition)
relatedEthnicGroup Lenape NERFINISHED
Nanticoke people NERFINISHED
Powhatan peoples NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spiritual practices
subsistence agriculture
fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalCrop beans
maize
squash
traditionalLanguage Nanticoke language (closely related / associated) NERFINISHED
Piscataway language NERFINISHED
traditionalLeaderTitle tayac (paramount chief)
traditionalTerritory Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
lower Potomac River region
present-day Maryland

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Nanticoke people relatedEthnicGroup Piscataway peoples
this entity surface form: Piscataway people
Nacotchtank people relatedEthnicallyTo Piscataway peoples
this entity surface form: Piscataway people
Accokeek Creek Site associatedWithEthnicGroup Piscataway peoples
this entity surface form: Piscataway people