Total population | |
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(Approximately 4,103 Piscataway Indian Nation: 103 |
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Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Maryland) | |
Languages | |
English, formerly Piscataway | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Piscatway Spiritual Beliefs and Practices | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Doeg, Nanticoke, Yaocomico |
(Approximately 4,103 Piscataway Indian Nation: 103
Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland: 3,500
The Piscataway /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ/ or Piscatawa /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ, ˌpɪskəˈtɑːwə/, also referred to as the Piscataway Indian Nation, are Native Americans, once constituting the most populous and powerful Native polities of the Chesapeake Bay region. 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 Conoy.