Piscataway
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The Piscataway are a Native American people of the Chesapeake Bay region, historically centered in what is now Maryland and known for their complex chiefdoms and early contact with English colonists.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ |
| centeredAround |
Charles County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Mary's County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day southern Maryland ⓘ |
| contactWith | English colonists ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRecognitionStatus | state-recognized tribe in Maryland ⓘ |
| earlyColonialInteractionWith |
Maryland Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| experienced | population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| faced |
forced migration
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ |
| firstSustainedContactCentury | 17th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| hadCapital |
Kittamaqundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moyaone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormOfSocialOrganization |
chiefdom
ⓘ
paramount chiefdom ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Piscataway Indian Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
lower Potomac River region
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ⓘ
western shore of Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| modernPopulationLocation |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| preContactPoliticalStructure | network of allied villages ⓘ |
| recognitionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lenape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanticoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Powhatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| ruledByTitle | tayac ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith | colonial Maryland authorities ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Nanticoke-Piscataway dialect continuum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piscataway language ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
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