iscataway tribe

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This article is about the historical Native American tribe. For one of the conte
mporary tribes, see Piscataway Indian Nation.
Piscataway
Total population
(Approximately 4,103 Piscataway Indian Nation: 103[1]
Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland: 3,500[2]
Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians: 500[3])
Regions with significant populations
United States United States (Maryland Maryland)
Languages
English, formerly Piscataway
Religion
Christianity, Piscatway Spiritual Beliefs and Practices
Related ethnic groups
Doeg, Nanticoke, Yaocomico
The Piscataway /p?s'kt??we?/ or Piscatawa /p?s'kt??we?, ?p?sk?'t??w?/,[4] also ref
erred to as the Piscataway Indian Nation, are Native Americans, once constitutin
g the most populous and powerful Native polities of the Chesapeake Bay region. T
hey spoke Algonquian Piscataway, a dialect of Nanticoke. One of their neighborin
g tribes, with whom they merged after a massive decline of population following
two centuries of interactions with European settlers, called them Conoy.
Two major groups representing Piscataway descendants received state recognition
as Native American tribes in 2012: the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territ
ory[5][6] and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe of Maryland.[5][7] Within the latter gr
oup was included the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes and the Cedarvi
lle Band of Piscataway Indians.[5][8] All these groups are located in Southern M
aryland. None is federally recognized.
Contents [hide]
1 Name
2 Language
3 Geography
4 Traditional culture
5 History
5.1 Precontact
5.2 17th century and English colonization
5.3 18th century
5.4 19th century
6 Revitalization: 20th century to present
7 Notes
8 References
9 Additional reading
10 External links