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

Piscataway language
traditionalLeaderTitle tayac (paramount chief)
traditionalTerritory Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay
lower Potomac River region
present-day Maryland

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Nanticoke people relatedEthnicGroup Piscataway people
linked to: Piscataway peoples
Nacotchtank people relatedEthnicallyTo Piscataway people
linked to: Piscataway peoples
Accokeek Creek Site associatedWithEthnicGroup Piscataway people
linked to: Piscataway peoples
Nacotchtanke neighboringGroup Piscataway people
linked to: Piscataway peoples
Anacostan successorGroup Piscataway people
linked to: Piscataway peoples
Piscataway hasSubgroup Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes
linked to: Piscataway peoples