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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]
Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory headed by Billy Redwing Tayac, Indigenous rights activist and son of the late Chief Turkey Tayac; Piscataway Conoy Tribe, which is split between two tribal entities: [5] Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes; Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians, led by Natalie Proctor. [33]
Maryland has no federally recognized tribes, but the state recognizes three tribes: the Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, and the Accohannock Indian Tribe. A state commission on Indian Affairs serves eight unrecognized tribes.
The Founding of Maryland (1634) depicts colonists meeting the people of the Yaocomico branch of the Piscataway Indian Nation in St. Mary's City, Maryland, the site of Maryland's first colonial settlement.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina are a federally recognized tribe. There are three state recognized tribes in Maryland; the Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, and the Accohannock Indian Tribe. Maryland has no federally recognized tribes.
The Piscataway Conoy tribe, along with the Piscataway Indian Nation, were recognized by the Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley on January 9, 2012. [7] The Executive Order granted Maryland Indian status but did not affect rights to land or gaming rights. [ 8 ]
Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States; Piscataway language; Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, North American Indian tribe recognized by the state of Maryland; Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, state-recognized tribe in Maryland; New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey, a township ...
The Nacotchtank fell under the larger influence of the Piscataway Chiefdom. [4] The Nacotchtank were not necessarily under complete control of the Piscataway, but rather, the Nacotchtank closely allied with them as they were a much larger group of 7,000 members in comparison to the roughly 300 members of the Nacotchtank tribe. [10]