Anacostine
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Anacostine is an alternate name for the Nacotchtank, an Indigenous people who historically lived along the Anacostia River in what is now Washington, D.C.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | Nacotchtank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Anacostia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWaterway | Potomac River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo | other Algonquian-speaking peoples of the Potomac River region ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Anacostia River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnonymVariant |
Anacostans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nacostine NERFINISHED ⓘ Nacotchtank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early colonial era in North America
ⓘ
pre-colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory |
Anacostia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| knownFrom | early European colonial records ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInThePastIn | Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyRelatedTo | Anacostia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| presentDayRecognition | recognized as a historical Indigenous people of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| regionNowWithin |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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