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Native American Tribes of Maryland

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Maryland included:

   
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 *The Lenape tribe
*The Nanticoke tribe (including the Piscataway and Conoy)
*The Powhatan tribe (including the Accohannock)
*The Ohio Valley Tribes (including Shawnee)
*The Susquehannock tribe
*The Tutelo and Saponi tribes

There are no federally recognized Indian tribes in Maryland today.

Most Native Americans were forced to leave Maryland during the 1700's, when eastern tribes were being displaced by colonial expansion. These tribes are not extinct, but except for the descendants of Maryland Native Americans who hid or assimilated into white society, they do not live in Maryland anymore. Some tribes that once were native to Maryland ended up on Indian reservations in Oklahoma. Other Maryland Indians became refugees and joined larger tribes, where their descendants still live today. If you click on the link for each tribe above, you can find more information about them.

Non-recognized Indian tribes and communities in Maryland include:

 *Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy:
P.O. Box 1484
La Plata, Maryland 20646

Teaching and learning activities about Maryland Native Americans:

 Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

*Maryland Native American Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Maryland's Indian tribes.
*Maryland Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Maryland languages.
*Maryland Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Maryland animals.
*Maryland Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about Native Americans in Maryland.
    We currently have pages for the Nanticoke, Powhatan, Lenape and Shawnee tribes.

Recommended books about Maryland Native Americans:

*Maryland Indians: Introducing Maryland's Native American history and culture to kids.
*Indians of the Tidewater Country: The story of the native people of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.
*Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland: History and traditional lifeways of the Indians of the Midatlantic coast.
*Indians of Early Maryland: Historical information on Maryland's Native American tribes.

Related links about American Indian history, culture and society in Maryland state:

*Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs: Dedicated to Native American history, culture, and interests within Maryland.



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