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Native American Tribes of New York


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Original inhabitants of the area that is now New York:

 *The Abenaki tribe
*The Cayuga tribe
*The Erie tribe
*The Laurentian tribes
*The Mohawk tribe
*The Mohican tribe (including Wappingers)
*The Mohegan tribe (including Montauk and Shinnecock)
*The Munsee Delaware tribe
*The Oneida tribe
*The Onondaga tribe
*The Poospatuck/Unkechaug tribe
*The Seneca tribe

Other Indian tribes that migrated into New York later:

 *The Tuscarora tribe

– See also our new Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Abenaki, Munsee,

Mohegan, Montauk, Shinnecock, Mohican and Wappinger Facts for Kids pages!

But weren't there Algonquin Indians in New York state?

No, the Algonquin people live in Canada. They were never in New York. The people who speak about "New York Algonquins" have confused the word Algonquins with the word Algonquians. Algonquian is a general term which is used to refer to dozens of tribes with related languages. Germans speak a Germanic language, but so do English and Norwegian people. In the same way, Algonquin people speak an Algonquian language, but so do Chippewa and Cheyenne people. Algonquian-speaking tribes in New York include the Mohican, Mohegan, and Munsee Delaware tribes listed above. The Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora tribes speak Iroquoian languages, which are very different from the Algonquian ones.

There are seven federally recognized Indian tribes in New York today.

Here are the addresses of New York's Indian reservations:

1 Cayuga Nation of Indians:
PO Box 11
Versailles, NY 14168

2 Oneida Indian Nation:
Genesee Street
Oneida, NY 13421
http://www.oneidanation.org/

3 Onondaga Nation:
Rt. 1 Box 270A
Nedrow, NY 13120

4 St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians:
Community Building
Hogansburg, NY 13655

 5, 6 & 7 Seneca Nation:
PO Box 231
Salamanca, NY 14779
http://www.sni.org/

8 Tonawanda Band of Senecas:
7027 Meadville Rd
Basom, NY 14013

9 Tuscarora Nation:
5616 Walmore Rd
Lewiston, NY 14092

Other Indian tribes, bands and communities remaining in New York today include:

*Shinnecock Tribe:
Route 27-A, Montauk Highway
Southampton, NY 11968
http://www.shinnecocknation.com/

*Unkechaug Indian Nation of Poospatuck Indians:
PO Box 86
Mastic, Long Island, NY 11950

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

*The Six Nations:
     Interesting historical and cultural information about the Iroquois tribes of New York.

Recommended books about New York Native Americans:

*New York Indians: Introducing New York's Native American history and culture to kids.
*New York Native Peoples: Another good book on New York tribes for kids.
*Encyclopedia of New York Indians: Extremely comprehensive (but expensive) compilation about the Indians of New York.
*The Mohican World: A terrific book on the Mohican tribes of New York State.
*Unearthing Gotham: An excellent book about New York City's history that includes good material about local Indian tribes.
*Aboriginal Place Names of New York: The Native American etymology of various New York place names.



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