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Not one tribe but very many small Algonquian groups lived in the area now occupied by New York City:
- Matinecocks (Queens)
- Canarsies (Queens)
- Mespeatches (Brooklyn)
- Shinnecock (Long Island)
- Montaukett (Long Island)
- Manhattan (Yonkers/Manhattan Island)
- Raritan (Staten Island) - replaced the earlier Sanhican tribe
- Metoac (Long Island)
- Corchaug (Cochaug),
- Manhasset (Manhansick),
- Massapequa (Marsapequa, Maspeth),
- Matinecock (Matinecoc),
- Merrick (Meroke, Merikoke, Meracock),
- Nesaquake (Missaquogue),
- Patchogue (Onechechaug, Patchoag),
- Rockaway (Rechaweygh, Rechquaakie),
- Secatoag (Secatogue),
- Setauket (Seatalcat)
- Unkechaug (Unchachaug, Unquaches, Unquachog, Unquachock, Unchechauge).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoAlgonquian was the Indian tribe that lived there be for new york settlement.
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∙ 12y agoThe Mohawk indian tribe, that is why they later helped to build New York's many skyscrapers.
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What relationship did Native Americans have with New York?
The Relationship was good.The New York's and Native Americans were best of the friends.
How did Native Americans interact with their new environment?
Well it depents on what group visited the Native Americans. Because each group interacted differntly.
When the Dutch arrived in New York who was there?
Only the Native Americans.
How was shelter important to native Americans of New York?
shelter was important to native americans by they needed somewhere to store left over food and they neeeded someplace to sleep and live did you know that native americans of new york used pine trees to make water purified so that how shelter was important to native Americans
Did the Middle colonies have any relations with the Native Americans?
The Native Americans living in the Middle Colonies, (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) were: The Iroquis and Algonquin tribes. They were the two main Native Americans at the time, living in New York, near Canada.
Why did the native Americans found New York?
The Native Americans founded New York while they were traveling threw the pacific
Which Native American lived in New York?
native americans came before there was new york
What relationship did Native Americans have with New York?
The Relationship was good.The New York's and Native Americans were best of the friends.
Who were the native Americans in colonial New York?
tities
Who were the first native Americans in New York?
The Iroquois
Native Americans of New York?
James Madison
Who votes in colonial New York?
native americans
What is the first inhabitats in New York?
The Native Americans.
Who were the 1st to live in New York?
native Americans
How did Native Americans interact with their new environment?
Well it depents on what group visited the Native Americans. Because each group interacted differntly.
How did different groups of people come to New York?
the native americans of the new york area
Did native Americans live in the New York colony?
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