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Wecquaesgeek
Historical Indigenous tribe in New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wecquaesgeek (also Manhattoe and Manhattan) were a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people who once lived along the east bank of the Hudson River in the southwest of today's Westchester County, New York,[1] and down into the Bronx.[2]
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![]() This 1685 reprint of a 1656 map indicates "Wickquaskeck" in Westchester County above Manhattan island and "Manhattans" on it. | |
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No longer a distinct tribe | |
Regions with significant populations | |
New York | |
Languages | |
Munsee language | |
Religion | |
Indigenous religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Lenape tribes |
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