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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Anacostine canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
alternateNameOf Nacotchtank
associatedWithCity Washington, D.C.
associatedWithRiver Anacostia River
associatedWithWaterway Potomac River watershed
continent North America
culturallyRelatedTo other Algonquian-speaking peoples of the Potomac River region
culturalRegion Eastern Woodlands
ethnicGroupOf Anacostia River region
linked to: Anacostia River
hasEthnonymVariant Anacostans
linked to: Anacostan

Nacostine
Nacotchtank
historicalPeriod early colonial era in North America
pre-colonial era in North America
historicalTerritory Anacostia River
present-day Washington, D.C.
knownFrom early European colonial records
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedInThePastIn Chesapeake Bay region
nameEtymologyRelatedTo Anacostia River
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands

Indigenous peoples of the Mid-Atlantic
presentDayRecognition recognized as a historical Indigenous people of Washington, D.C.
regionNowWithin District of Columbia
United States

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Nacotchtank people nameVariant Anacostine