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Who were the original native Americans from New York?
Seneca and Mohawk Indian tribes.
Was there people in New York when it was founded?
Yes. There were several American Indian tribes located in the New York area.
What tribes were in the New York area?
The original tribes in the New York area were: Erie, Seneca, Cayunga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Mohican, Abenaki, Laurentians, Poospatuck, Mohegan, Delaware (please note these may not be the tribal names used by the tribes, but are instead their common names.
Where is the Redhawk Indian Arts Council Inc in Brooklyn New York located?
The address of the Redhawk Indian Arts Council Inc is: C/O Clifton Matias 726 42 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Did Tonto live in Brooklyn New York?
Tonto? The fictitious Indian sidekick of the Lone Ranger? No... he never lived in NYC.
What state was Michael Jordan from?
Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, New York
How many different Indian tribes were in New York State?
See the Related Links for a site with photos in Indian portraits done by McKenney and Hall in the mid-1800's. There is a map showing at least some of the tribes. You can also look up subjects like "Indian tribes of NY State" on google.com and get much more information. Upstate New York was dominated by the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee}, composed of the five tribes: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk. Later the Tuscarora tribe joined the league. Eastern and southern NY was dominated by Mohegan tribes such as the Lenape and Mohicans.
Is New York near Brooklyn?
Brooklyn is a borough in the city of New York, in the state of New York.
How many counties in New York have Indian names?
The state of New York is made up of 62 counties. Out of those 62, nine of them have Indian names. They are Cayuga, Chemung, Erie, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Saratoga, Seneca, and Tioga counties.
What are the names of some of the New York City Boroughs?
There are five boroughs in New York - Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Queens, and Brooklyn. I am not certain as to why the city was divided into these areas. They were separated into 5 boroughs because they were each separate pieces of land that were owned by different people. They weren't part of New York City, only New York State, originally. The consolidation of the five boroughs into "Greater New York" in 1898 was a very early example of regional planning. The contiguous counties of New York, Richmond (Staten Island), Brooklyn and The Bronx (an annexed portion of then Westcheter County and Queens County (not all of the county wanted to join the consolidation and formed Nassau County while the remainder of the county joined the city.
Who are the Indians of Colonial New York?
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An early union of American Indian tribes in what is now New York and the surrounding area was?
Tecimseh's Confederacy which included the Shawnee, Creek, Piankeshaw, Kickaoo and Wea as well as individuals from the Five Civilized Tribes..
