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Piscataway people
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The Piscataway /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ/ pih-SKAT-ə-WAY or Piscatawa /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ, ˌpɪskəˈtɑːwə/ pih-SKAT-ə-WAY, PIH-skə-TAH-wə,[4] are Native Americans. They spoke Algonquian Piscataway, a dialect of Nanticoke. One of their neighboring tribes, with whom they merged after a massive decline of population following two centuries of interactions with European settlers, called them the Conoy.
Kinwaw Paskestikweya | |
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![]() The three Piscataway tribal leaders representing the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, and Cedarville Band of Piscataway received official recognition as tribes from the State of Maryland in 2012. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is 2nd from right. | |
Total population | |
est. 4,103 Piscataway Indian Nation 500[3] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
English, formerly Piscataway | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, big house religion. | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mattawoman, Patuxent, Doeg, Nanticoke, Yaocomico |
Two major groups representing Piscataway descendants received state recognition as Native American tribes in 2012: the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory[5][6] and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe of Maryland.[5][7] Within the latter group was included the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes and the Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians.[5][8] All these groups are located in Southern Maryland. None are federally recognized.