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.

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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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Nacotchtank people nameVariant Anacostine