Matapeake tribe
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Extinct as a tribe) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Maryland | |
| Languages | |
| Algonquian | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nanticoke |
The Matapeake were a group of Native Americans living on Kent Island, Maryland at the time of English colonization in 1631. Their chief village was on the southeast side of the island.[1] They were an Algonquian-language tribe and were related to the Nanticoke, another Algonquian-language tribe.
Matapeake, Maryland, a small unincorporated town in Maryland, was named for the Matapeake.
References
- ↑ Scharf, John Thomas (1879). History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. Baltimore, MD: John B. Piet. p. 137.
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