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Indigenous peoples have inhabited the area at least since c. 10,000 BC. In 1608, Captain John Smith first made contact with tribes in the Chesapeake Bay. European settlers first settled in Maryland in 1634, but as the century progressed, violence and hostility between Indigenous peoples and European settlers increased.
It is the seventh oldest surviving English place-name in the U.S., first applied as "Chesepiook" by explorers heading north from the Roanoke Colony into a Chesapeake tributary in 1585 or 1586. [18] In 2005, Algonquian linguist Blair Rudes "helped to dispel one of the area's most widely held beliefs: that 'Chesapeake' means something like 'Great ...
List of First Nations band governments, a list, by province or territory, of the various First Nations government bodies in Canada; List of First Nations peoples, a list, by geographical area, of the various First Nations tribes in Canada; List of First Nations people, an alphabetical list of people who are members of the First Nations in Canada
The French abandoned Magasin Royal by the end of the 1720s, and they did not establish another trading post in the area until the construction of Fort Toronto. Fort Toronto's immediate success in attracting First Nations traders led to the establishment of nearby Fort Rouillé in 1751 until it was destroyed in 1759. 1793: Ancaster: Ontario: Canada
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This list may not reflect recent changes. List of Maryland placenames of Native American origin; 0–9. 1652 Articles of Peace and Friendship;
Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. The Tsay Keh Dene First Nation is one of the Sekani bands of the Northern Interior of British Columbia. While they have an office in the City of Prince George, their territories, settlements, and Indian Reserves are all to the north, in the area of Williston Lake.
The Piscataway Indian Nation (/ p ɪ s ˈ k æ t ə ˌ w eɪ / or / p ɪ s k ə ˈ t ɑː w ə /, [1]), also called Piscataway Indian Nation Inc. is a state-recognized tribe in Maryland [2] who identify as descendants of the historic Piscataway people. [3]