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Delaware

Bands of two of the main divisions of the Delaware Indians, the Munsee and Unami, extended into parts of New York State, including the island of Manhattan. (See New Jersey.)

Erie

The Erie occupied parts of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. (See Ohio.)

Iroquois

From Algonkin Irinakhoiw, "real adders," with the French suffix -ois. See Iroquois Location

Mahican

The name means "wolf." This tribe is not to be confused with the Mohegan of Connecticut (q. v.), though the names are mere varieties of the same word. See Mahican Location

Mohegan

See Connecticut

Montauk

Meaning "uncertain." See Montauk Tribe

Neutrals

So called by the French because they remained neutral during the later wars between the Iroquois and Huron. See Neutrals Location

Saponi

Some years after leaving Fort Christanna, Va., the Saponi settled among the Iroquois and were formally adopted by the Cayuga tribe in 1753. (See Virginia.)

Tuscarora

After their defeat in the Tuscarora War, 1712-13, bands of this tribe began moving north and in course of time the majority settled in New York so that the Iroquois came to be known afterwards as the "Six Nations" instead of the "Five Nations." (See North Carolina.)

Tutelo

The Tutelo accompanied the Saponi from Virginia an were adopted by the Cayuga at the same time. (See Virginia.)

Wappinger

From the same root as Abnaki and Wampanoag, an meaning "Easterners" See Wappinger Location

Wenrohronon

Probably meaning "The people or tribe of the place of floating scum," from the famous oil spring of the town of Cuba, Allegany County.

Connections. The Wenrohronon belonged to the Iroquoian linguistic stock. Their closest affiliations were probably with the Neutral Nation, which part of them finally joined, and with the Erie, who bounded them on the west.

 Location. Probably originally, as indicated in the explanation of their name, about the oil spring at Cuba, N. Y. (See also Pennsylvania.)

History. The Wenrohronon maintained themselves for a long time in the above territory, thanks to an alliance with the Neutral Nation, but when the protection of the latter was withdrawn, they left their country in 1639 and took refuge among the Hurons and the main body of the Neutrals, whose fate they shared.

Population. Before their decline Hewitt (in Hodge, 1910) estimates the Wenrohronon at between 1,200 and 2,000. Those who sought refuge with the Hurons in 1639 numbered more than 600.

Connection in which they have become noted. The Wenrohronon are noted merely on account of their association with the oil spring above mentioned.

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Notes About the Book:

Source: The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, 1953, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 145, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.

Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual output.

 

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